Page contentsPage contents The European Commission has the power to determine, on the basis of article 45 of Japan, Directive (EU) 2016/680).The Commission is required to periodically review the adequacy decisions adopted under the GDPR and its predecessor, Directive 95/46/EC, and to report its findings to the European Parliament and the Council. In line with this obligation, the Commission published its Report on the first review of the functioning of the adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. High-level meeting on International Data Flows On 4 March 2024, the Commission hosted the first ever high-level meeting on safe data flows, gathering responsible Ministers and heads of the data protection authorities of 15 countries and territories for which the EU has adopted an adequacy decision as well as the Chair of the European Data Protection Board. Participants discussed ways to leverage this network of like-minded partners to maximise the benefits of safe and free data flows and explored avenues for closer cooperation on enforcement of data protection rules. Adequacy decisions latest 21 June 2024Joint press statement for the meeting between Vice President Vera Jourová of the European Commission (responsible for Values and Transparency) and Chairperson Shizuo FujiDraft joint press statement for the meeting between Vice President Vera Jourová of the European Commission (responsible for Values and Transparency) and Chairperson Shizuo Fujiwara of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan 4 March 2024Commission to host first international high-level meeting on safe data flowsToday, Commissioner Reynders will chair the first ever high-level meeting on safe data flows. He will be joined by Vice-President Jourová and the Chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). 15 January 2024Commission finds that EU personal data flows can continue with 11 third countries and territories.Today, the European Commission successfully concluded its review of 11 existing adequacy decisions. These decisions had been adopted under the EU data protection legislation that preceded the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 11 April 2023Joint Press Statement by Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, and Ko Haksoo, Chair of the Republic of Korea's Personal Information Protection CommissionRead the full Joint Press Statement. See all Documents 5 MARCH 2025Draft Implementing Decision of the Commission on the adequate level of protection by the European Patent Organisation (EPO Draft Adequacy Decision) 9 OCTOBER 2024Report on the first periodic review of the functioning of the adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework 15 JANUARY 2024Report on the first review of the functioning of the adequacy decisions adopted pursuant to Article 25(6) of Directive 95/46/EC 15 JANUARY 2024Commission Staff Working Document - Country reports on the functioning of the adequacy decisions adopted under Directive 95/46/EC 10 JULY 2023Adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework 4 APRIL 2023Report on the first periodic review of the adequacy decision for Japan 4 APRIL 2023Commission Staff Working Document - Report on the first periodic review of the adequacy decision for Japan 17 DECEMBER 2021Decision on the adequate protection of personal data by the Republic of Korea with annexes 28 JUNE 2021Decision on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom - General Data Protection Regulation 28 JUNE 2021Decision on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom: Law Enforcement Directive 14 JANUARY 2019EU Japan Adequacy Decision - Factsheet Related linksData protection: European Commission launches process on personal data flows to UKPress release - 19 February 2021International data flows: Commission launches the adoption of its adequacy decision on JapanPress release - 5 September 2018Press statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová, Mr. Lee Hyo-seong, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission and Mr. Jeong Hyun-cheol, Vice President of the Korea Internet & Security AgencyPress Statement - 20 November 2017Joint Declaration by Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European CommissionJoint Declaration - 6 July 2017Joint statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová and Haruhi Kumazawa, Commissioner of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan on the state of play of the dialogue on data protectionJoint Statement - 4 July 2017 Share this page
21 June 2024Joint press statement for the meeting between Vice President Vera Jourová of the European Commission (responsible for Values and Transparency) and Chairperson Shizuo FujiDraft joint press statement for the meeting between Vice President Vera Jourová of the European Commission (responsible for Values and Transparency) and Chairperson Shizuo Fujiwara of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan 4 March 2024Commission to host first international high-level meeting on safe data flowsToday, Commissioner Reynders will chair the first ever high-level meeting on safe data flows. He will be joined by Vice-President Jourová and the Chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). 15 January 2024Commission finds that EU personal data flows can continue with 11 third countries and territories.Today, the European Commission successfully concluded its review of 11 existing adequacy decisions. These decisions had been adopted under the EU data protection legislation that preceded the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 11 April 2023Joint Press Statement by Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, and Ko Haksoo, Chair of the Republic of Korea's Personal Information Protection CommissionRead the full Joint Press Statement. See all Documents 5 MARCH 2025Draft Implementing Decision of the Commission on the adequate level of protection by the European Patent Organisation (EPO Draft Adequacy Decision) 9 OCTOBER 2024Report on the first periodic review of the functioning of the adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework 15 JANUARY 2024Report on the first review of the functioning of the adequacy decisions adopted pursuant to Article 25(6) of Directive 95/46/EC 15 JANUARY 2024Commission Staff Working Document - Country reports on the functioning of the adequacy decisions adopted under Directive 95/46/EC 10 JULY 2023Adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework 4 APRIL 2023Report on the first periodic review of the adequacy decision for Japan 4 APRIL 2023Commission Staff Working Document - Report on the first periodic review of the adequacy decision for Japan 17 DECEMBER 2021Decision on the adequate protection of personal data by the Republic of Korea with annexes 28 JUNE 2021Decision on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom - General Data Protection Regulation 28 JUNE 2021Decision on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom: Law Enforcement Directive 14 JANUARY 2019EU Japan Adequacy Decision - Factsheet Related linksData protection: European Commission launches process on personal data flows to UKPress release - 19 February 2021International data flows: Commission launches the adoption of its adequacy decision on JapanPress release - 5 September 2018Press statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová, Mr. Lee Hyo-seong, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission and Mr. Jeong Hyun-cheol, Vice President of the Korea Internet & Security AgencyPress Statement - 20 November 2017Joint Declaration by Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European CommissionJoint Declaration - 6 July 2017Joint statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová and Haruhi Kumazawa, Commissioner of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan on the state of play of the dialogue on data protectionJoint Statement - 4 July 2017 Share this page
4 March 2024Commission to host first international high-level meeting on safe data flowsToday, Commissioner Reynders will chair the first ever high-level meeting on safe data flows. He will be joined by Vice-President Jourová and the Chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). 15 January 2024Commission finds that EU personal data flows can continue with 11 third countries and territories.Today, the European Commission successfully concluded its review of 11 existing adequacy decisions. These decisions had been adopted under the EU data protection legislation that preceded the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 11 April 2023Joint Press Statement by Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, and Ko Haksoo, Chair of the Republic of Korea's Personal Information Protection CommissionRead the full Joint Press Statement. See all
15 January 2024Commission finds that EU personal data flows can continue with 11 third countries and territories.Today, the European Commission successfully concluded its review of 11 existing adequacy decisions. These decisions had been adopted under the EU data protection legislation that preceded the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 11 April 2023Joint Press Statement by Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, and Ko Haksoo, Chair of the Republic of Korea's Personal Information Protection CommissionRead the full Joint Press Statement. See all
11 April 2023Joint Press Statement by Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, and Ko Haksoo, Chair of the Republic of Korea's Personal Information Protection CommissionRead the full Joint Press Statement.
Data protection: European Commission launches process on personal data flows to UKPress release - 19 February 2021International data flows: Commission launches the adoption of its adequacy decision on JapanPress release - 5 September 2018Press statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová, Mr. Lee Hyo-seong, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission and Mr. Jeong Hyun-cheol, Vice President of the Korea Internet & Security AgencyPress Statement - 20 November 2017Joint Declaration by Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European CommissionJoint Declaration - 6 July 2017Joint statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová and Haruhi Kumazawa, Commissioner of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan on the state of play of the dialogue on data protectionJoint Statement - 4 July 2017 Share this page
International data flows: Commission launches the adoption of its adequacy decision on JapanPress release - 5 September 2018Press statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová, Mr. Lee Hyo-seong, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission and Mr. Jeong Hyun-cheol, Vice President of the Korea Internet & Security AgencyPress Statement - 20 November 2017Joint Declaration by Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European CommissionJoint Declaration - 6 July 2017Joint statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová and Haruhi Kumazawa, Commissioner of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan on the state of play of the dialogue on data protectionJoint Statement - 4 July 2017
Press statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová, Mr. Lee Hyo-seong, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission and Mr. Jeong Hyun-cheol, Vice President of the Korea Internet & Security AgencyPress Statement - 20 November 2017Joint Declaration by Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European CommissionJoint Declaration - 6 July 2017Joint statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová and Haruhi Kumazawa, Commissioner of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan on the state of play of the dialogue on data protectionJoint Statement - 4 July 2017
Joint Declaration by Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European CommissionJoint Declaration - 6 July 2017Joint statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová and Haruhi Kumazawa, Commissioner of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan on the state of play of the dialogue on data protectionJoint Statement - 4 July 2017
Joint statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová and Haruhi Kumazawa, Commissioner of the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan on the state of play of the dialogue on data protectionJoint Statement - 4 July 2017
