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Transfers of data

The transfer of personal data outside of the EU is only allowed under certain conditions as set out in Directive 95/46/EC and also in the General Data Protection Regulation which will be fully applicable as of May 2018. If a country is deemed by the European Commission to offer an adequate level of protection, it will be subject to the same rules as an EU Member State, which means that the recipient of the data in that state will not be obliged to take specific measures to allow for the transfer. Transferring data to a country without an adequacy decision requires appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules. Derogations to this rule can be obtained in very specific cases. The European Data Protection Board, of which the EDPS is a member, will provide the Commission with Opinions on this subject.

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16
Nov
2012
Opinions

Cloud Computing in Europe

Opinion on the Commission's Communication on "Unleashing the potential of Cloud Computing in Europe"

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Available languages: German, English, French
Executive Summary
Available languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Croatian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
Topics
General Data Protection Regulation
Privacy by Design
Transfers of data
Binding Corporate Rules
Standard Contractual Clauses
Cloud Computing
9
Nov
2012
Formal Comments

Protection of personal data in New Zealand

EDPS comments concerning the draft Commission Implementing Decision on the adequate protection of personal data in New Zealand pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC

Available languages: German, English, French
Topics
Transfers of data
Adequacy Decision
23
Jul
2012
Supervisory Opinions

Données médicales de candidats d'embauche entre les institutions - EC

Réponse concernant le projet de conclusion des Chefs d'Administration relatif au transfert des données médicales de candidats d'embauche entre les institutions (Dossier 2012-0495)

Available languages: French
Topics
Transferts de données
Respect de la vie privée dans les institutions de l'UE
Évaluation du personnel
5
Jul
2012
Opinions Prior Check and Prior Consultations

Inter-institutional exchanges of staff of the language services

Joint Opinion of 5 July 2012 on a notification for Prior Checking received from the Data Protection Officers of the European Commission, the Council, the European Parliament, the European Central Bank, the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Court of Auditors regarding the inter-institutional exchanges of staff of the language services of the EU institutions and bodies (Joint cases 2011-0560 and 2011-1029)

Available languages: German, English, French
Topics
Transfers of data