This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to data protection law. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/dataprotectionhandbook.

This chapter examines the basic principles of the Data Protection Directive, the Model Contract Clauses introduced by the Article 29 Working Party and their most recent amendments, the Alternative Model Clauses, the Binding Corporate Rules, the Safe Harbour Principles, certain issues around the transfer of data in legal proceedings outside the EEA and the new bank data transfer agreement (SWIFT II).This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to data protection law.