ITA Seeks Comments Regarding Cooperation between the US and EU
06/23/11 09:19 PM
On
June 23, 2011, U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Commission (ITA)
reopened the comment
period regarding regulatory cooperation
activities between the U.S. and the EU that
would help eliminate to reduce unnecessary
divergences in regulation and in standards that
impede U.S. exports.
ITA seeks comments on the following possible types of cooperative regulatory activities between the United States and the European Union: Information-sharing agreements; technical assistance; memoranda of understanding, mutual recognition agreements; collaboration between regulators before initiating rulemaking proceedings; agreements to align particular regulatory measures; equivalency arrangements; and accreditation of testing laboratories or other conformity assessment bodies.
These comments will serve as a basis for discussion with the European Union on regulatory cooperation activities to undertake which will support the President's National Export Initiative and serve as a basis for discussion within the U.S.— EU High-Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum.
Comments are due August 8, 2011.
ITA seeks comments on the following possible types of cooperative regulatory activities between the United States and the European Union: Information-sharing agreements; technical assistance; memoranda of understanding, mutual recognition agreements; collaboration between regulators before initiating rulemaking proceedings; agreements to align particular regulatory measures; equivalency arrangements; and accreditation of testing laboratories or other conformity assessment bodies.
These comments will serve as a basis for discussion with the European Union on regulatory cooperation activities to undertake which will support the President's National Export Initiative and serve as a basis for discussion within the U.S.— EU High-Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum.
Comments are due August 8, 2011.
ITA Seeks Comments on Proposal to Collect Information for U.S. - EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework
04/11/11 12:48 PM
On
April 11, 2011, the International Trade
Administration (ITA) posted a notice in the Federal
Register seeking comments on proposal to collect
information for the U.S.–EU Safe Harbor Privacy
Framework.
In response to the European Union Directive on Data Protection that restricts transfers of personal information from Europe to countries whose privacy practices are not deemed “adequate,” the U.S. Department of Commerce has developed a “Safe Harbor” framework that will allow U.S. organizations to satisfy the EU Directive’s requirements and ensure that personal data flows to the U.S. occur without interruption. The framework bridges the differences between the EU and U.S. approaches to privacy protection.
As of December 10, 2010, 2,415 U.S. organizations have been placed on the Safe Harbor List. Organizations that have signed up to this list are deemed ``adequate'' under the Directive and do not have to provide further documentation to European officials.
The Safe Harbor List is necessary to make the Safe Harbor agreement operational, and will be used by EU organizations to determine whether further information and contracts will be needed for a U.S. organization to receive personally identifiable information.
In response to the European Union Directive on Data Protection that restricts transfers of personal information from Europe to countries whose privacy practices are not deemed “adequate,” the U.S. Department of Commerce has developed a “Safe Harbor” framework that will allow U.S. organizations to satisfy the EU Directive’s requirements and ensure that personal data flows to the U.S. occur without interruption. The framework bridges the differences between the EU and U.S. approaches to privacy protection.
As of December 10, 2010, 2,415 U.S. organizations have been placed on the Safe Harbor List. Organizations that have signed up to this list are deemed ``adequate'' under the Directive and do not have to provide further documentation to European officials.
The Safe Harbor List is necessary to make the Safe Harbor agreement operational, and will be used by EU organizations to determine whether further information and contracts will be needed for a U.S. organization to receive personally identifiable information.