Highlights:

The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released a draft of the Measures on Security Assessment of the Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data (the “Draft”) on April 11, 2017 allowing for one month of public comments to be offered.

Security assessments on the cross-border transfer of personal information and important data was first introduced into law by the Cybersecurity Law (the “CSL”), issued in November last year and to become effective on June 1, 2017. The CSL grants the national cyberspace administration the authority to develop security assessment measures in conjunction with other regulatory authorities. Together with the National Security Law, such provisions in the CSL serve as the legal basis for the Draft.

The full article can be read here: Cross-border Data Transfer Assessment Measures Released for Public Comment.