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On 23 January 2019, the framework for the mutual and smooth transfer of personal data between Japan and the European Union came into force. The Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan made the decision to designate the EU on 23 January based on Article 24 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. The European Commission also adopted an adequacy decision for Japan based on Article 45 of the GDPR on 23 January.　With this framework, the world’s largest area of safe and smooth data transfers will be created with more than 640 million people and one third of the world’s GDP. In this regard, these decisions complement and enhance the benefits of the Economic Partnership Agreement and contribute to the strategic partnership between the EU and Japan.

※）The PPC　
https://www.ppc.go.jp/enforcement/cooperation/cooperation/310123/
The European Commission
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-19-621_en.htm