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China: Adopted Standard Contractual Measures for Exporting Personal Information Abroad

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Adopted Standard Contractual Measures for Exporting Personal Information Abroad

On 24 February 2023, the Chinese Internet Information Office adopted Standard Contractual Measures for Exporting Personal Information Abroad, which will become effective from 1 June 2023. The main objective of the Standard Measures is to protect per…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2022-06-30
in consultation

On 30 June 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) opened a public consultation on its d…

2022-07-29
processing consultation

On 29 July 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) closed the public consultation on its…

2023-02-24
adopted

On 24 February 2023, the Chinese Internet Information Office adopted Standard Contractual Measures …

2023-06-01
in force

On 1 June 2023, the Chinese Internet Information Office's Standard Contractual Measures for Exporti…