The Board Decision No. 2019/125 of 02/05/2019 about the form prepared to be used in the determination of the countries having adequate level of protection
Decision Date : 02/05/2019
Decision Number : 2019/125
Subject Summary : The form prepared to be used in the determination of the countries having adequate level of protection
As is known to all, pursuant to Article 9 of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (the Law), personal data shall not be transferred abroad without explicit consent of the data subject. In the event that adequate protection is provided or when adequate protection is not provided, upon the existence of commitment for adequate protection in writing by the data controllers in Turkey and in the relevant foreign country and authorization of the Board personal data may be transferred abroad without explicit consent of the data subject. Moreover, the Article 9 contains the provisions that the countries with adequate protection are to be determined and announced by the Board and the issues are to be evaluated in the announcement of relevant countries.
In this context, pursuant to Article 9 of the Law, the relevant criteria adopted in the Board Decision No. 2019/125 of 02/05/2019 to be used in the determination of the countries having adequate level of protection can be accessed on the link below.
The criteria to be based on the determination of the countries having adequate level of protection…