European Data Protection Board - 42nd Plenary session: Presentation of two new sets of SCCs & EDPB adopts statement on ePrivacy Regulation

During the plenary, the European Commission presented two new sets of draft Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and the EDPB adopted a statement on the future ePrivacy Regulation.

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Friday, November 20, 2020
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Information privacy, Privacy law, Privacy, Data security, General Data Protection Regulation, EPrivacy Regulation, European Data Protection Supervisor, SCC, Internet privacy
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  • During the plenary, the European Commission presented two new sets of draft Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and the EDPB adopted a statement on the future ePrivacy Regulation.
  • The European Commission presented two draft SCCs: one set of SCCs for contracts between controllers and processors, and another one for data transfers outside the EU.
  • The draft controller-processor SCCs are fully new and have been developed by the Commission in accordance with Art.
  • In addition, the Commission presented another set of SCCs for the transfer of personal data to third countries pursuant to Art.
  • The Commission has requested a joint opinion from the EDPB and the EDPS on the implementing acts on both sets of SCCs.
  • The EDPB adopted a statement on the future ePrivacy Regulation and the future role of supervisory authorities and the EDPB in this context.
  • The EDPB underlines that many of the provisions of the future ePrivacy Regulation concern processing of personal data and that many provisions of the GDPR and the ePrivacy Regulation are closely intertwined.
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