Privacy of international data flows: Commissioner Didier Reynders and Yoon Jong In, Chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission of the Republic of Korea seal adequacy talks

This morning Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, had a virtual meeting with the Chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Jong In, to conclude the successful adequacy talks at technical level. At the end of their meeting, they issued a joint statement welcoming today’s milestone towards the final adoption of the adequacy decision and confirming their intention to push ahead with its adoption as soon as possible in the coming months. The negotiations reflected both parties’ strong commitment to shared values concerning their citizens’ rights to data privacy. Based on a high level of protection of personal data, this adequacy decision, once adopted, will greatly benefit the EU and the Republic of Korea by facilitating cross-border data flows in trading relations between businesses. Upon its adoption, the adequacy decision will enable personal data to flow freely between the EU and the Republic of Korea, without the need to put in place any additional safeguards. More information on the EU’s adequacy decisions is available here.