CJEU: The Judgement on the Validity of the Standard Contractual Clauses Expected on July 16, 2020

CJEU: The Judgement on the Validity of the Standard Contractual Clauses Expected on July 16, 2020

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) announced that it will deliver its judgement in the Schrems II case (case C-311/18) on July 16, 2020.

This judgement will determine whether the Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) are a valid personal data transfer mechanism under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

This mechanism being widely used by companies to transfer personal data outside of the EU, the decision is eagerly awaited.

EDPB: Danish Standard Contractual Clauses Published in the Register for Decisions

EDPB: Danish Standard Contractual Clauses Published in the Register for Decisions

The final version of the standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for contracts between controller and processor submitted by the Danish Supervisory Authority has been published in the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Register for Decisions.

They have been adopted by the Danish Supervisory Authority under article 28(8) GDPR allowing the Supervisory Authority to adopt standard processor agreements.