Covington & Burling LLP (LexBlog Switzerland)
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Swiss Federal Data Protection Authority Recognizes the New EU Standard Contractual Clauses as a Lawful Mechanism to Transfer Personal Data Outside of Switzerland
On August 27, 2021, the Swiss Federal Data Protection Authority announced that it recognizes the EU recently approved standard contractual clauses as a transfer mechanism to transfer Swiss personal data to non-adequate countries (see here and here). However, the standard contractual clauses will need to be adjusted to meet the requirements of the Swiss Ordinance...
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WHO Launches Global BioHub for Pathogen Sharing
On May 24, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it singed an MoU with Switzerland to host the WHO’s first BioHub Facility, which is part of the new BioHub System first announced at the World Health Assembly in November 2020. The stated purpose of the WHO BioHub is to set up a system that guarantees...
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Switzerland and US Announce New Commercial Data Transfer Framework
On January 12, 2017, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced the adoption of a Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield, to replace the existing Swiss-U.S. Safe Harbor Agreement. Companies have a three month grace period to switch from the old to the new regime. The Swiss version of the Privacy Shield had to be negotiated following the invalidation...
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Swiss court refuses to scrub toothpaste fine for import bans
Prices of branded goods in Switzerland have historically been higher than in neighboring countries. As a result, measures that impede parallel imports into Switzerland have long been seen as preventing Swiss customers from purchasing cheaper products from the European Union (EU), and have triggered complaints to the Swiss competition authority (ComCo). ComCo has actively investigated...