In addition to the two developments we reported on in our last blog post, on July 7, 2022, the long-waited, final version of the Measures for Security Assessment of Cross-border Data Transfer (《数据出境安全评估办法》, “Measures”) were released by the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”). With a very tight implementation schedule, the Measures will take effect on September 1, 2022. The full text of the Measures can be found here (currently available only in Mandarin Chinese).
In this blog, we highlight a few key takeaways from the final Measures.Continue Reading China Releases Measures for a Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfers To Take Effect in September 2022