The U.S. Department of Commerce has submitted the very first request in the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPRs) system. There are some pre-requisites for participating economies: - Confirmation that there is a privacy enforcement agency that will participate in the Cross-Border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement; - Notice that the economy will use at least one APEC-recognized accountability agency; and - A description of the domestic laws and other legal mechanisms to support enforcement activities See the original APEC instrument here: http://www.apec.org/Meeting-Papers/Ministerial-Statements/Annual/2011/2011_a... - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================