Argentina DPA Issues Guidelines On Binding Corporate Rules

The Agency of Access to Public Information (Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública) ("AAIP") has approved a set of guidelines for binding corporate rules ("BCRs"), a mechanism that multinational companies may use in cross-border data transfers to affiliates in countries with inadequate data protection regimes under the AAIP.

As reported by IAPP, pursuant to Regulation No. 159/2018, published December 7, 2018, the guidelines require BCRs to bind all members of a corporate group, including employees, subcontractors and third-party beneficiaries. Members of the corporate group must be jointly liable to the data subject and the supervisory authority for any violation of the BCRs.