Global Trade Alert
Global Trade Alert

Switzerland and the United States of America: Bilateral privacy shield in support of electronic commerce

Announcement

01 May 2017

Switzerland and the United States adopted a U.S.-Swiss Privacy Shield in order to provide companies in each country with a mechanism to comply with data-protection requirements when transferring personal data in support of commerce.

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1

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0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 May 2017

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 01 May 2017
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Effective May 1, 2017 Switzerland and the United States adopted a U.S.-Swiss Privacy Shield. The framework is intended to provide companies in each country with a mechanism to comply with data-prot...

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