Summary - On July 10, 2023, the European Commission issued an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF” or “DPF”). The decision concludes that the U.S. ensures an adequate level of protection...more
The European Commission (“EC”) has adopted a long-awaited new set of standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for the transfer of personal data to parties in third countries outside the European Union (“EU”) and European...more
6/18/2021
/ Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
In this episode, AGG’s Food & Drug team leader, Alan G. Minsk, and co-chair of AGG's Data Privacy practice, Kevin L. Coy, discuss U.S. and international privacy and data security law issues life sciences companies may...more
Decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union - On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in the so-called “Schrems II” case. ...more
On July 12th, the European Commission gave final approval to the EU US Privacy Shield program for the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United States by companies that voluntarily choose to participate...more
On February 29th, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published the details of the new EU/US Privacy Shield program (“Privacy Shield”) which is intended to replace the EU/US Safe Harbor (“Safe Harbor”) program that was...more
February 2nd the European Commission and the Department of Commerce announced that they have reached an agreement on a new framework to replace the EU US Safe Harbor Program. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) found the...more
Since 2000, the EU-US Safe Harbor program has been one means by which eligible US companies could transfer personal data from the European Union (EU) to the United States in accordance with EU law regulating transfers of...more
On October 6th, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its opinion in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (C-362/14), a case which, among other things, challenged the validity of the European Commission’s 2000 finding...more
10/8/2015
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Consent ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II