On the third anniversary of the General Data Protection
Regulation, Cooley launched a series of webinar focused on the
GDPR.
The GDPR permits the transfer of data from the European Union
and the European Economic Area (EEA) to third countries using
standard contractual clauses (SCCs), which are a useful mechanism
for companies to ensure the international flow of data.
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission published two sets of
new SCCs. Below, we detail the 10 things you need to know about
them.
#1: What is the difference between the two sets of SCCs?
One set of SCCs provides
a template contract to implement Article 28 of the GDPR, which
deals with controller and processor obligations and does not cover
the international transfer of data. This first set of clauses is to
be used when the data is not exported outside the EEA.
