Akin Gump published a client alert on how new contracts involving cross-border personal data transfers must now incorporate the updated standard contractual clauses (“New SCCs”) for controllers and processors. as of September 27, 2021 for new contracts the New SCCs must be used. Businesses with cross-border personal data transfers out of the EEA should begin reviewing their existing contractual arrangements and data processing operations now, because the transition period is short, by December 27, 2022 all existing contracts need to be updated. To read the full alert, please click here.
New Standard Contractual Clauses and Final Guidance on Supplementary Measures Impact Personal Data Transfers
