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23 February 2016

Political Agreement On A New Framework For Transatlantic Data Transfers Reached

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On February 2, 2016, EU and U.S. regulators reached a political agreement on a new "Safe Harbor 2.0" that could provide thousands of companies with a legal basis for transatlantic data transfers.
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On February 2, 2016, EU and U.S. regulators reached a political agreement on a new "Safe Harbor 2.0" that could provide thousands of companies with a legal basis for transatlantic data transfers. The framework—referred to as the "EU–U.S. Privacy Shield"—is the result of lengthy negotiations between EU and U.S. policymakers aimed at developing an alternative to the now defunct Safe Harbor program. Read more in Jones Day's Alert.

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