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Written question asked by Lord Laird (Non-affiliated) on Thursday, 26 October 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 November 2017. It was answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 November 2017 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


Data Protection: USA

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 October (HL1753), what steps they have taken to examine the legal status of Privacy Shield.

Answer

The Privacy Shield is a statement of principles issued by the US Department for Commerce, following on from an agreement between the US and the European Union. The EU-US Privacy Shield is accompanied by a decision of the European Commission under articles 25(6) of Directive 95/46 EC. The Commission Decision addresses the CJEU's invalidation of the previous Commission Decision - the Safe Harbor framework in the Schrems judgment of 2015. In this respect, any subsequent examination of the legal status of matters concerning the EU-US Privacy Shield would be a matter for the CJEU in the face of a legal challenge being brought against it.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2629
Session
2017-19
Related items
Electronic Surveillance: USA
Monday, 23 October 2017
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Data protection USA
Link
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