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STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES (SCC)

Standard contractual clauses for data transfers between EU and non-EU
 countries.

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 * EU Standard Contractual Clauses
 * Model clauses around the world
 * EU and ASEAN develop joint guidance on the use of model clauses for data
   transfers
 * Documents


EU STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES

According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), contractual clauses
ensuring appropriate data protection safeguards can be used as a ground for data
transfers from the EU to third countries. This includes model contract clauses –
so-called standard contractual clauses (SCCs) – that have been “pre-approved” by
the European Commission.

On 4 June 2021, the Commission issued modernised standard contractual clauses
under the GDPR for data transfers from controllers or processors in the EU/EEA
(or otherwise subject to the GDPR) to controllers or processors established
outside the EU/EEA (and not subject to the GDPR).

These modernised SCCs replace the three sets of SCCs that were adopted under the
previous Data Protection Directive 95/46. 

The Commission developed Questions and Answers (Q&As) to provide practical
guidance on the use of the SCCs and assist stakeholders in their compliance
efforts under the GDPR. These Q&As are based on feedback received from various
stakeholders on their experience with using the new SCCs in the first months
after their adoption. The Q&As are intended to be a ‘dynamic’ source of
information and will be updated as new questions arise.

The Commission is in the process of developing additional sets of SCCs for data
transfers to third countries by EU institutions and bodies, and for data
transfers to controllers or processors outside the EU whose processing
operations are directly subject to the GDPR.


MODEL CLAUSES AROUND THE WORLD

Several organisations and third countries are developing or have issued their
own model contractual clauses on the basis of converging principles that are
also shared by the EU SCCs. 

Some jurisdictions have endorsed the EU SCCs as a transfer mechanism under their
own national data protection legislation, with limited formal adaptations to
their domestic legal order (e.g. the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

Others have developed model clauses that share a number of commonalities with
the EU SCCs. This for instance includes:

 -  the Model Contractual Clauses for transborder data flows of personal data
developed on the basis of Convention 108+ by the Council of Europe Consultative
Committee of Convention 108,

 -  the Model Contractual Clauses developed by the Ibero-American Data
Protection Network, as well as the accompanying implementation Guide,

 -  the ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses for Cross Border Data Flows developed by
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,

 -  as well as clauses developed at national level, e.g. in New Zealand,
Argentina, and the United Kingdom.


EU AND ASEAN DEVELOP JOINT GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF MODEL CLAUSES FOR DATA
TRANSFERS

The Commission is intensifying its cooperation with international partners to
further facilitate data transfers between different regions of the world on the
basis of model clauses. ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is a
key partner in this respect. Together with ASEAN, the Commission has developed a
Guide on the EU standard contractual clauses and ASEAN model contractual
clauses, to assist companies present in both jurisdictions with their compliance
efforts under both sets of clauses. The Guide identifies the commonalities
between the two sets of clauses and provides non-exhaustive examples of best
practices companies can consider to operationalise safeguards required under the
clauses. 


DOCUMENTS

 * 
 * 4 June 2021
 * Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers

Standard contractual clauses for international transfers

Modernised standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to
third countries

 * 24 MAY 2023

Joint Guide to ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses and EU Standard Contractual
Clauses
English
(535.22 KB - PDF)
Download
 * 25 MAY 2022

Questions and Answers for the two sets of Standard Contractual Clauses
English
(435.42 KB - PDF)
Download

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