On June 4, the European Commission (EC) adopted two sets of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for use between controllers and processers in the European Economic Area (EEA) and for the transfer of data between EEA and...more
6/17/2021
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
Companies will soon need to address human rights in their compliance programs in light of the new global human rights sanctions regime, adopted by the European Union on Dec. 7, 2020. ...more
On Nov. 11, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published eagerly anticipated guidance in the wake of the July 2020 European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) decision in Schrems II, outlining a process for ensuring data...more
11/23/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
On Oct. 30, 2020, the United Kingdom’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), in connection with France’s Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), announced the largest...more
11/5/2020
/ British Airways ,
CNIL ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Marriott ,
Popular
Depuis plusieurs années la Maison Blanche s’est engagée dans une bataille frénétique contre la Cour pénale internationale (« CPI ») et tente de faire obstacle à l’enquête diligentée en mars 2020 visant les exactions présumées...more
9/9/2020
/ Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
France ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
International Criminal Court ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
Secretary of State ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas ,
War Crimes
On July 16, the European Court of Justice (ECJ or the Court) struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. The ruling invalidated an earlier European Commission (Commission) decision (Privacy Shield adequacy determination)...more
1. Binding Corporate Rules To Facilitate Intragroup Data Transfer -
Personal data is meant to circulate without boundaries inside the European Union (EU). The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) subjects personal...more
I. Les BCR pour faciliter les transferts intra-groupes -
Les données personnelles ont vocation à circuler sans s’arrêter aux frontières de l’Union européenne (« UE »). Aussi, le règlement général sur la protection des...more
Until recently, whistleblowing raised many concerns in France and other European countries. Reporting on colleagues’ behavior, even if unlawful, was seen as risky business that could lead to dismissals and criminal sanctions...more
Danske Bank is likely to again become the target of a formal investigation in France. A Paris court began investigating Danske Bank in October 2017 in relation to transactions of its Estonian branch, between 2008 and 2011,...more
2/1/2019
/ Corruption ,
Danske Bank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Estonia ,
EU ,
Financial Transactions ,
France ,
Investigations ,
Money Laundering ,
Reasonable Suspicion ,
Regulatory Violations ,
White Collar Crimes
On April 23 2018, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive (the proposal or the Directive) on whistleblower protections in response to a request from the European Parliament...more
En publiant le 23 avril 2018 une proposition de directive sur les lanceurs d’alerte, la Commission européenne répond aux sollicitations du Parlement européen. ...more
Dans moins de quatre mois, le 25 mai 2018, le règlement général de l'Union européenne sur la protection des données (« RGPD ») entrera en vigueur et la loi française, actuellement en discussion devant le parlement, qui tient...more
2/5/2018
/ Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Technology ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Risk Management