CHAPTER 8. DATA EXCHANGES WITH OTHER STATES

Article 63

1.          Personal data that are subjected to processing or that are intended for processing following their through transmission shall be sent to another country only if, without prejudice to compliance with the national ordinance,that country guarantees an appropriate level of protection.

2.          The appropriate character of the level of protection is assessed in view of the circumstances that influence the through transmission of data or a category of data. In particular, account is taken of the nature of the data, the purpose or purposes and the duration of the intended processing, the country of origin and the final destination country, the general and sectoral rules of law applying in the country concerned, as well as the professional rules and security measures observed in those countries.