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By way of a reminder, 22 September 2022 marked the date from which UK businesses could no longer use the old EU standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for any new agreements entered into where personal data is transferred outside of the UK to another country (that is not of the EU or otherwise subject to an adequacy finding).
Old/Existing Contracts: For commercial contracts entered into before 21 September 2022 that utilise the old EU SCCs, UK businesses were granted a grace period before being required to change to an alternative transfer mechanism.
This grace period expires on 21 March 2024, following which EU SCCs are no longer valid within the UK, and one of the two following mechanisms will need to be used:
Noting that the deadline is just under two months away, UK businesses should (if not already done) be carrying out the following processes:
The Commercial Team at Myerson has extensive experience of advising businesses in order to ensure that any international transfers of personal data are made in complete compliance with UK GDPR and can provide assistance to businesses in the following ways:
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