China's Security Assessment Measures For Data Export Settled At Long Last, Countdown To Implementation On September 1^st

Following the release of the Guidelines for Cybersecurity Standards Practices - Security Certification Specifications for Cross-Border Processing of Personal Information (《网络安全标准实践指南— —个人信息跨境处理活动安全认证规范》in Chinese) on June 24, 2022, and the Provisions on Standard Contract for Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information (Draft for Comments) (《个人 信息出境标准合同规定（征求意见稿）》in Chinese) along with the Standard Contract for Crossborder Transfer of Personal Information ("Standard Contract") on June 30, 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") formally issued the Measures for the Security Assessment of Data Cross-border Transfer (《数据出境安全评估办法》in Chinese, "Assessment Measures") at long last on July 7, 2022, following its draft published on October 29, 2021.