China Releases Notification Guidelines For Security Assessment On Cross-border Data Transfer (English Translation)

To enforce the Security Assessment Measures for Cross-border Data Transfer that came into effect on 1 September 1, 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released the Notification Guidelines for Security Assessment on Cross-border Data Transfer (1st Edition) (《数据出境安全评估申报指南 (第一版)》 in Chinese) (“Guideline”).

The Guideline has specified the application scope, methods and procedures, lists of materials and consultation methods of the security assessment notification for cross-border data transfer, and included requirements for notification materials as well as templates for letters of authorization, notification forms, and reports on data transfer risk self-assessments as its four annexes, which could greatly help enterprises to submit such notifications in a standardized manner.