Singapore’s Bata Transfer Rules Amended to Recognise APEC CBPR and PRP Certifications

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Jun 18, 2020 | ! Homepage Slider, ! Recent Country News, Cross Border Data Transfer, Data Protection, Privacy & Data Protection, RegTech, Regulatory, Regulatory News, Singapore | 0 |

On 4 June 2020, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Regulations 2014 (Regulations) were amended to specify that recipients of personal data located outside Singapore which are certified under the Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross-Border Privacy Rules (APEC CBPR) System, would satisfy the cross-border data transfer requirements under Singapore’s data protection law.

The same outcome would be achieved if the recipient is a data intermediary (i.e., processes personal data on behalf of another), and is certified under the Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation Privacy Recognition for Processors (APEC PRP) System.

Prior to these amendments, transferring organisations would have to fulfil other relevant conditions in the Regulations, such as entering into a legally binding data transfer agreement or binding corporate rules with the recipient.

Source: ReedSmith article

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