Guidelines For Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Applications (1st Edition)

BACKGROUND OF THE GUIDELINES

On 1 September 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") issued the Guidelines for Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Applications ("Guidelines"). The Guidelines were specially formulated to help data processors complete security assessments for outbound data transfers in a standardised and orderly manner. The Guidelines supplement the Measures for the Security Assessment of Outbound Data Transfers ("Measures"), promulgated on 7 July 2022, which created a legal framework for the regulation of outbound data transfers from China that involve: