Suspension of Safe Harbor by the CJEU: what consequences for European companies?
Created in 2000, the “Safe Harbor” agreement has been called into question in recent years, particularly since the Snowden revelations. In this vein, student Maximilien Schrems brought an action against the Irish CNIL, which refused to investigate the transfer of personal data of European Facebook users to the United States. The case then went to the CJEU, where the Advocate General’s Opinion called for the Safe Harbor to be suspended, and asserted that national data protection authorities were competent to question its validity. These conclusions were validated this morning by the CJEU.
Syntec Numérique has taken action to defend the interests of its members affected by these issues: consequences for European companies, obstacles to European innovation, legal uncertainties…
“There is no doubt that Safe Harbor can be improved. In fact, it is currently being revised. However, we fear that its suspension will have dramatic consequences for all European companies. This decision risks jeopardizing all exchanges between the EU and its leading economic partner”, comments Laurent Baudart, General Delegate of Syntec Numérique.
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