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Protection of Personal Data

Guidelines on the Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data Published

Following the amendments to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data ("Law") including provisions on the cross-border transfer of personal data ("Amendments") adopted on March 12, 2024 and the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data ("Regulation") published by the Personal Data Protection Authority ("Authority"), the Authority was expected to publish guidelines to address questions regarding the implementation of the Amendments. In this regard, the Authority published the Guidelines on the Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data ("Guidelines") on its website on January 2, 2025. The Guidelines provide information on (i) the objective and grounds of the Amendments, (ii) which transfers are considered as cross-border data transfers under Article 9 of the Law, (iii) how the mechanisms stipulated for the