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Transfer danych osobowych do Stanów Zjednoczonych po stwierdzeniu nieważności decyzji w sprawie tarczy prywatności UE–USA
Transfer of personal data to the United States after the invalidation of the decision regarding the EU-US Privacy Shield

Author(s): Paweł Głąb
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Krajowa Izba Radców Prawnych
Keywords: Schrems II; European Court of Justice; Privacy Shield; Safe Harbor Privacy Principles; data transfer; GDPR; United States; personal data; European Commission

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to provide a summary of the legal ground rules for the transfer of personal data to the United States following the ECJ declared the decision of the European Commission on the EU-US Privacy Shield program invalid. The author outlines the general principles of transfer of personal data to third countries in view of the regulations of Chapter 5 of the GDPR, analyzes the presumptions of the Privacy Shield program, and assesses the post-invalidation landscape. The author analyzes the Schrems II judgment, the complaint of M. Schrems, the questions submitted to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling, and describes the key points of the judgment in case file no. C-311/18. The article also provides a brief historical overview of the developments that resulted in the CJEU issuing the aforementioned judgment.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 139-158
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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