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Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flows

Defines exemptions and conditions for outbound-data security assessment, standard contracts and certification.

Overview

Determine the applicable procedure by data content, processor status, transfer purpose and cumulative headcount.

Key points

01

Manufacturing data

Manufacturing and similar transfers containing neither personal information nor important data are exempt from the three procedures.

Article 3
02

Employee data and headcount

Necessary employee data for lawful cross-border HR management may qualify for exemption. Other personal data follows status, sensitivity and headcount conditions.

Articles 5, 7–8
03

Ongoing protection duties

Procedural exemptions do not remove applicable notice, separate consent, impact assessment or data-security duties.

Articles 10–11

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