China Cyber Security And Data Protection: Monthly Update – June 2023 Issue

A. Regulatory Developments

1. Measures for Standard Contract for Outbound Cross-border Transfer of Personal Data came into force on 1 June 2023

On 24 February 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the "CAC") issued the Measures for Standard Contract for Outbound Cross-border Transfer of Personal Data (the "Measures") and published the Standard Contract for the Outbound Cross-border Transfer of Personal Data (the "SCC"), which came into force on 1 June 2023. For any outbound transfer of personal data that already happened before the Measures came into force which is not in compliance with the Measures, relevant parties still have the grace period until 30 November 2023 to fulfil the record-filling requirement.