Next week, the Article 29 Working Party (G29), which brings together Europe’s data protection authorities, will meet to give its opinion on the “personal data protection shield”, as well as other legal instruments for transferring data outside the European Union (Binding Corporates Rules and standard contractual clauses).
ThePrivacyShieldwasnegotiated and approved by the European Commission and the US Government. Syntec Numérique had welcomed its adoption and is now calling for its implementation.
The Privacy Shield is anindispensable tool for the transfer of personal data between the world’s two largest trading areas, at a time when data exchange is part of every company’s daily routine. It offers protection equivalent to that of the European Union, as demonstrated by a recent study by Hogan Lovells.It also offers more guarantees than its predecessor, SafeHarbor,by considerably strengthening redress mechanisms for citizens and providing for the existence of an ombudsman responsible for examining complaints, for example.
Binding Corporate Rules and standard contractual clauses have proven their validity. Both instruments guarantee legally secure transfers. They also demonstrate a company’s commitment to creating a loyal space for its users and customers. It is therefore important to reaffirm their legality.
According to Laurent Baudart, General Delegate of Syntec Numérique, “The cancellation of Safe Harbor, combined with the questioning of all means of transfer, has dealt a blow to confidence in the digital economy.In France, digital technology accounts for 25% of GDP growth, and could account for much more. Data transfers are at the heart of our businesses, and the G29 must give companies the means to bring about digital transformation within a stable legal framework. “.