BCLP Global Data Privacy FAQs: What's The Timing For Using The New EU SCCs For Data Transfers?

This depends on whether you are looking at (a) entering into new data transfer agreements or (b) repapering existing ones.  The longstop date for repapering existing agreements is 27 December 2022; however, the new EU SCCs must be used for all new transfer agreements from 27 September 2021. Note that these new SCCs apply only to EU outbound transfers of personal data; as we explained in our earlier FAQ, the new EU SCCs have not been approved for UK outbound transfers.

On 27 June 2021 the European Commission's revised set of standard contractual clauses (the "new SCCs") became authorised under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) for use in outbound EU personal data transfers agreements to third countries. They can be found here.