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Extension of EU-UK flow of personal data approved by European Commission

( July 22, 2025, 11:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: The extension of the EU-UK adequacy decision to allow the free flow of personal data between the European Economic Area and the UK has received the green light from the European Commission. In a statement, it said that following its assessment of the UK Data Use and Access Act, it had started the process to adopt new adequacy decisions after concluding that the UK’s legal framework continued to provide data protection safeguards that were essentially equivalent to those provided by the EU. The extension must also be approved by the European Data Protection Board, EU member states, and could be subject to review by the European Parliament.Statement follows....

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