GDPR Chapter V, Cross-Border Transfer Restrictions

Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Arts. 44-49, 83(5)

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In force since 25 May 2018.

A cross border transfer rule binding public and private bodies.

As of 24 August 2026.

What it requires

Rely on an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses, Binding Corporate Rules, or a narrow Article 49 derogation before moving personal data of a person in France outside the EEA.

What this law does

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A transfer of personal data outside the EEA requires an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses, Binding Corporate Rules, or a narrow Article 49 derogation, backed by the Article 83(5) top fine tier. A CNIL guidance page lists exactly this toolkit, plus administrative arrangements for public-authority exchanges requiring CNIL authorization, and names no France-specific localization mandate beyond it.

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Read the law

GDPR Arts. 44-49, 83(5)
CNIL, "Transferer des donnees hors de l'UE"

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