Sep 252003

EU Data Protection: “Binding Corporate Rules” as an Alternative to the “Safe Harbor” for Multinationals that Transfer Data to the U.S.

Sidley Data Matters Contributors
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Global corporations with offices or customers in the European Union should be aware of the latest European Union proposal for compliance with its Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC with respect to internal transfers of information among members of the same corporate group. Interested parties will be submitting comments through September 30, 2003.

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