The Article 29 Working Party has taken another crucial step towards the full recognition of BCR for processors or 'Binding Safe Processor Rules'. Following the unqualified backing by the European
The Article 29 Working Party has taken another crucial step towards the full recognition of BCR for processors or 'Binding Safe Processor Rules'. Following the unqualified backing by the European Commission in the proposal for a Data Protection Regulation early in 2012 and the publication of the criteria for approval by the Working Party itself last summer, an agreement has now been reached by the European data protection authorities on the application and approval process.
The official announcement of a mutual recognition and cooperation procedure-type approach will take place in January 2013 and shortly after, the Working Party will issue the appropriate application form. This is the strongest indication to date that applications for BCR for processors will be dealt with in the same way as the traditional BCR, opening the door for hybrid BCRs for those organisations with global data protection programmes that apply to their dual role as controllers (in respect of their own data) and processors (in respect of their clients' data, as in the case of cloud service providers).
The Article 29 Working Party has taken another crucial step towards the full recognition of BCR for processors or 'Binding Safe Processor Rules'. Following the unqualified backing by the European Commission in the proposal for a Data Protection Regulation early in 2012 and the publication of the criteria for approval by the Working Party itself last summer, an agreement has now been reached by the European data protection authorities on the application and approval process.
The official announcement of a mutual recognition and cooperation procedure-type approach will take place in January 2013 and shortly after, the Working Party will issue the appropriate application form. This is the strongest indication to date that applications for BCR for processors will be dealt with in the same way as the traditional BCR, opening the door for hybrid BCRs for those organisations with global data protection programmes that apply to their dual role as controllers (in respect of their own data) and processors (in respect of their clients' data, as in the case of cloud service providers).