Topic
Binding Corporate Rules
43 published works
Privacy World
WP 29 Updates Documents on BCRs
WP 29 has published the following documents adopted on 29 November 2017: WP 256 Working Document setting up a table with the elements and principles to be found in Binding…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
UK Information Commissioner Publishes Advice on BCR Applications under the GDPR
On November 20, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner's Office published guidance on applications for Binding Corporate Rules to comply with requirements under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
Datenschutz
Genehmigungserfordernis für Datentransfers auf Grundlage von Binding Corporate Rules?
By Dr. Henrik Hanssen, Dr. Christian Tinnefeld
Binding Corporate Rules ("BCR") und EU-Standardvertragsklauseln ("SCCs") sind gegenwärtig die praktisch wichtigsten Instrumente, um internationale Datentransfers insbesondere in die USA zu rechtfertigen. Doch welche Anforderungen stellen die einzelnen deutschen Datenschutzbehörden an…
Data Protection Report
Hamburg DPA leader: Model Clauses, BCRs and EU-US Privacy Shield are probably insufficient
On February 26, 2016, Article 29 Working Party member and head of the Hamburg Data Protection Authority, Prof. Dr. Johannes Caspar, again spoke at an event about the consequences of the invalidation of the…
Technology Law Dispatch
Further guidance on Processor BCRs provided by Article 29 Working Party
The Article 29 Working Party has updated its guidance (the ‘Guidance’) on Processor Binding Corporate Rules (‘PBCRs’) in response to growing concerns that personal data, when transferred outside the European…
Of Digital Interest
CNIL Announces Inspection Program—Focus Will Be on BCR Compliance and Treatment of Psychosocial Data, Among Others
The mission of the French data protection authority—the Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés (CNIL)—is “to protect personal data, support innovation, [and] preserve individual liberties.” In addition to its general inspections,…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Article 29 Working Party Issues Updated Guidance on BCRs for Processors
The Article 29 Working Party has released a revised version of its explanatory document on the use of BCRs by data processors, which was originally published in April 2013. The…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
The CNIL Simplifies Formalities Regarding the Implementation of Binding Corporate Rules
By Sarah Taieb
On 24 March, the French data protection authority, the CNIL, announced that it will soon make easier the practical implementation of intra-group transfers of data from French entities to entities…
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Weekly Data Privacy Alert – 30 March 2015
This week’s alert covers news from European Union, France, UK and the US. EU Delegation from Civil Liberties Committee Discuss Data Protection Issues During Visit to Washington France CNIL Facilitates…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
CNIL Simplifies Registration Requirements for International Data Transfers Based on BCRs
On March 24, 2015, the CNIL announced the implementation of a new procedure that will simplify the registration formalities for affiliates of groups that have implemented Binding Corporate Rules subject…