ARTICLE · 04 SEPTEMBER 2017

Changes In Transfer Of Personal Data To Other Countries

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By means of External Circular Letter No. 005 of August 10, 2017, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce issued a pronouncement with regard to the countries that in opinion of this entity offer ...

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Danilo Romero Raad

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Danilo Romero is a Partner and Bettina Sojo is an Associate in Holland & Knight's Bogotá office.

By means of External Circular Letter No. 005 of August 10, 2017, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) issued a pronouncement with regard to the countries that in opinion of this entity offer an adequate level of protection for transfers of personal data, as well as the criteria for determining that a given country meets the protection standards set by this entity.

In this regard, the SIC established a list of 36 countries that in consideration of this entity have an adequate level of protection of personal data, among which the United States was included as a novelty. Other countries included are; Germany, Spain, France, Mexico, Peru and the United Kingdom.

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