Considerations on COM(2023)773 - Signing of the Protocol amending the Agreement with Japan for an Economic Partnership regarding free flow of data

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dossier COM(2023)773 - Signing of the Protocol amending the Agreement with Japan for an Economic Partnership regarding free flow of data.
document COM(2023)773
date January 29, 2024
 
(1) On 12 July 2023, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate the inclusion of provisions on cross-border data flows in the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership ('the Agreement').

(2) On 28 October 2023, the negotiations of the provisions on cross-border data flows to be included in the Agreement were concluded.

(3) Therefore, the Protocol amending the Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion at a later date.