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By Antoine KREMER and Sofia BADARI, ABBL
When the UK left the single market at the end of last year, a maximum 6 month interim period provided for in the EU-UK agreement was automatically activated. This allows personal data to flow freely until a more permanent solution is found.
The Commission launched a process towards the adoption of an adequacy decision for the transfer of personal data to the UK under GDPR. The decision could have been made before 31 December, had the case of the UK been more straightforward. There seems to have been concerns regarding the access of UK public authorities to data, as well as concerns regarding the surveillance regime on the other side of the Channel. Consideration also needed to be given to the 2020...
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