Chapter 5 · Transfers to Third Countries

Article 49Derogations for specific situations

All 99 Articles Chapter 5: Transfers to Third Countries

In the absence of adequacy or safeguards, narrow exceptions allow occasional transfers — for example explicit consent, contract necessity, or important public-interest grounds.

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