Standard contractual clauses
CIPP/E glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/E certified)
Standard contractual clauses - SCCs / model clauses - Commission-approved, non-negotiable standard contract terms binding the importer to EU-level protection. The most commonly used safeguard.
In the CIPP/E body of knowledge, Standard contractual clauses comes up under Ch 12.6 - Appropriate safeguards & SCCs; Ch 12.6-12.9 - Mechanisms compared & outlook; Ch 18.4 - Moving data outside the EEA.
Standard contractual clauses in context
- The GDPR lists several: binding instruments between public bodies, [[BCRs]], [[standard contractual clauses|SCCs]], approved [[codes of conduct]] and [[certification mechanisms]], and ad-hoc clauses. (Providing adequate safeguards - SCCs and the transfer impact assessment)
- This pulls the four main routes together - [[adequacy decision]], [[standard contractual clauses|SCCs]], [[BCRs]], and [[Article 49]] [[derogation|derogations]] - and this guide's outlook. (Comparing the transfer mechanisms & the future of restrictions)
- a future Privacy Shield 2.0 under Article 45), the revised modular [[standard contractual clauses]] (Article 46), ad hoc/tailored clauses approved by a DPA (Article 46(3)), and [[binding corporate rules for processors]]. (Offshoring and international transfers)
Where Standard contractual clauses is covered in the CIPP/E study notes
- The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Providing adequate safeguards - SCCs and the transfer impact assessment
- Comparing the transfer mechanisms & the future of restrictions
- Offshoring and international transfers
- Module 7 · Appropriate safeguards: SCCs, BCRs & codes
Related terms
- GDPR
- Directly applicable
- Monitoring behaviour
- Accountability
- Data protection by design and by default
- Binding corporate rules
- Transfer impact assessment
- Supplementary measures
- Codes of conduct
- Certification mechanisms
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