Switzerland: Implemented adequacy list of countries receiving personal data transfers

On 1 September 2023, the draft list of countries that are approved to receive personal data transfers out of Switzerland adopted by the Swiss government under Article 16 of the amended Swiss Data Protection Act was implemented. The list is annexed to the Bundesrat Ordinance to the Federal Data Protection Act. The list comprises a total of 43 States and territories considered to have adequate data protection notably: Germany, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Isle of Man, Faroe Islands, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Uruguay.