On March 22, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) promulgated the final version of the Provisions on the Promotion and Regulation of Cross-Border Data Flows (the “Final Provisions”), bringing to conclusion the...more
3/27/2024
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Free Trade Zone ,
International Data Transfers ,
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Security Risk Assessments ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Threshold Requirements
In China, personal information (“PI”) may be transferred overseas when it is essential for business operations, subject to a number of conditions as stipulated under the Personal Information Protection Law (2021) (“PIPL”),...more
The Standing Committee of China's National People’s Congress (NPC) on June 10 enacted the Data Security Law (DSL) which will come into effect on September 1. The NPC reviewed two earlier drafts of the DSL in July 2020 and...more
6/16/2021
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Personal Information ,
Proposed Legislation
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on May 12 issued the Draft Provisions on the Management of Automobile Data Security (Draft Provisions) for public comment through June 11. The Draft Provisions aim to regulate the...more
On April 26, the second draft of the Data Security Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for deliberation through May 28, 2021. Compared to the first draft submitted in July last year,...more
5/10/2021
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Regulatory Agenda
On January 9, 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) promulgated the Rules on Blocking Unjustified Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (阻断外国法律与措施不当域外适用办法) (“Blocking Rules”). The...more