On May 23, 2023, the European Commission and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) unveiled a comprehensive guide exploring the parallels and disparities between the EU Standard Contractual Clauses for international data transfers (SCCs) and ASEAN’s Model Contractual Clauses (MCCs), to enable enterprises to comply with both regions’ provisions on data movement. This Guide is includes a Reference Guide which compare the terms of the MCCs and the SCCs, as well as an Implementation Guide offering advice on how firms can use either set of clauses in practice.
EU Commission Extends UK Data Adequacy Decision to December 2025
The European Commission proposed extending the UK's data adequacy decision until December 2025, pending assessment of new data protection legislation.