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Navigating Cross-Border Transfers Between SEA and the EU


25 April 2024



With the evolving data protection landscape in ASEAN, various member states have recently promulgated their own cross-border data transfer requirements. What are key considerations for businesses looking to expand within the ASEAN region? How can companies navigate the diversity in requirements to enable cross-border data flows, within ASEAN as well as with the EU? It is timely that the European Commission and ASEAN have issued a Joint Guide to ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses (ASEAN MCCs) and EU Standard Contractual Clauses (EU SCCs). Join us as we explore key data transfer mechanisms and requirements in ASEAN, notable differences between the ASEAN MCCs and EU SCCs, and practical approaches to compliance.