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The Transfer of Data Abroad by Private Sector Companies: Data Protection Under the German Federal Data Protection Act

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Jutta Geiger

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Private sector companies face a major challenge in ensuring compliance with the many detailed data protection rules that can apply. The compliance burden is further increased if a business enterprise operates in several countries with different data protection rules. This may complicate the exchange of data within the enterprise. The purpose of this article is to plot a path through these rules governing the transfer of personal data abroad.

Type
Public Law
Information
German Law Journal , Volume 4 , Issue 8 , 01 August 2003 , pp. 747 - 757
Copyright
Copyright © 2003 by German Law Journal GbR 

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