Topic
Binding Corporate Rules
43 published works
Technology Law Dispatch
Article 29 Working Party supports recognition of Processor BCRs in the Data Protection Regulation
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Kate Brimsted
In June, the Article 29 Working Party (‘Working Party’) wrote to the President of the European Commission, setting out its case for including a reference to Binding Corporate Rules for…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Why Binding Safe Processor Rules Are Key to Global Privacy
Ask any data protection officer or privacy counsel what tops their list of trepidations and engaging global data services' vendors will be up there. The combination of security threats and…
Of Digital Interest
Article 29 Working Party Defends BCR-P to European Institutions
By McDermott Will & Emery, McDermott Will & Emery
On 12 June 2014, in a letter from the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party to the President of the European Parliament, the Working Party has defended, and urged the…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Five Reasons to Do BCRs Now
Whilst the reform of the EU data protection framework continues its tortuous course in Brussels' corridors of power, privacy pros in the real world are doing their best to cope…
Technology Law Dispatch
Article 29 Working Party and APEC authorities release “practical tool” to map the requirements of the BCR and CBPR regimes
At the beginning of March, representatives of the EU Article 29 Working Party and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (which includes, among others, the United States and the People’s Republic of…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Article 29 Working Party Issues Opinion on BCR and APEC CBPR Requirements
On March 6, 2014 the Article 29 Working Party published a comprehensive Opinion addressing the similarities and differences between the requirements for Binding Corporate Rules in the EU and Cross…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
French Data Protection Authority Welcomes BCRs for Data Processors
On June 3, 2013, the French Data Protection Authority published an article outlining the importance of binding corporate rules for data processors, and describing how data processors should use them.
Technology Law Dispatch
EU Article 29 A29WP publishes new BCR guidance for processors
The European Union (EU) data protection body, the Article 29 Working Party (A29WP), in April adopted new guidance on Binding Corporate Rules for Processors (BCPRs). The document supplements the opinion…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Article 29 Working Party Issues Additional Guidance on BCRs for Data Processors
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
On April 19, the European Union's Article 29 Working Party adopted Explanatory Document WP204 on processor Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs). Processor BCRs provide a new avenue for data controllers to…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Article 29 Working Party Announces Launch of Binding Corporate Rules for Processors
On December 21, 2012, the Article 29 Working Party issued a press release announcing the launch of Binding Corporate Rules for processors effective January 1, 2013.