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People’s Republic of China: Standard Contractual Clauses for Export of Personal Information Were Officially Released

People’s Republic of China: Standard Contractual Clauses for Export of Personal Information Were Officially Released

By Grace Ye and Chloe Duan

China has promulgated a series of laws and regulations governing data protection, in particular data export in past years.

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) law currently provides three routes for data export, i.e., (1) Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC) assessment, (2) certification (by professional institutions), and (3) standard contractual clauses (SCC). Depending on the nature and volume of data to be exported and the identity of the exporter, the exporter must pick at least one route in order to export data.

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