June 2021 – On 4 June 2021, the European Commission updated its standard contractual clauses for transfers of personal data to third countries and also released new standard clauses for controller-to-processor relationships. As data transfer standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) can easily be incorporated into data processing agreements, they represent a widely sought-out mechanism for businesses to ensure data protection compliance when exporting data to third countries. Those businesses that rely on SCCs should now make plans to update their existing agreements to accommodate the recent changes. SCCs for data transfers to third countries Under
