EU’s General Court upholds EU-US Data Privacy Framework
( September 3, 2025, 07:45 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A challenge by a French lawmaker against a trans-Atlantic data transfer agreement has been rejected by an EU court. The ruling, which can be appealed to the EU's Court of Justice, followed Philippe Latombe’s request to annul the EU-US Data Protection Framework. The EU's General Court said in a statement today that the US has “ensured an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to organizations in that country.”Press release and decision (in French) are attached....
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