Cross-border 'data adequacy' frameworks under GATS Article VII : aligning WTO members' rights to protect personal data with their international commitments

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dc.contributor.authorSALUSTE, Maarja
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-23T13:09:06Z
dc.date.available2025-04-23T13:09:06Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionPublished online: 21 April 2025en
dc.description.abstractThe exponential growth of cross-border data flows and fragmented national and regional data protection standards have intensified regulatory challenges in global trade. The effects of regulatory divergence are amplified by a lack of transparency, potentially masking discriminatory practices. Article VII of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) offers a framework for recognition agreements to bridge these gaps but is not utilized in practice. This paper examines the interplay between GATS Article VII and the EU data adequacy decisions – currently the most comprehensive bilateral framework for assessing compatibility between data protection regimes among other WTO members. It argues that data adequacy frameworks qualify as recognition agreements/arrangements under GATS, offering potential to reduce the trade effects of differences in data protection laws globally while safeguarding regulatory autonomy. A roadmap for leveraging Article VII to advance international alignment is developed to help realize the dual goals of enhancing global cooperation and strengthening privacy protection.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis article was published Open Access with the support from the EUI Library through the CRUI - CUP Transformative Agreement (2023-2025)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationWorld trade review, 2025, OnlineFirsten
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1474745625000047
dc.identifier.issn1474-7456
dc.identifier.issn1475-3138
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/78307
dc.language.isoenen
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dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dc.relation.ispartofWorld trade reviewen
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectRecognition
dc.subjectCooperation
dc.subjectGATS
dc.subjectAdequacy decisions
dc.subjectData protection and privacy
dc.titleCross-border 'data adequacy' frameworks under GATS Article VII : aligning WTO members' rights to protect personal data with their international commitmentsen
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