Cross-Border Data Flows

Full text of the Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-Border Data Flows (CAC Order No. 16, promulgated and effective 22 March 2024), 14 articles: exemption scenarios, the negative-list mechanism in pilot free trade zones, the thresholds for the security assessment and the standard contract, and the three-year validity of assessment results. English translation by our editorial team (non-official, cross-checked article by article against the official Chinese text).