Office of the Privacy Commissioner | New Zealand-EU data protection adequacy reporting
The European Commission formally ruled in December 2012 that New Zealand’s privacy law provided an ‘adequate level’ of privacy protection to meet European standards.
This adequacy status means that personal data information can legally be sent here from Europe for processing without special additional measures being taken by the European companies.
The Privacy Commissioner and European Commission officials informally agreed a process for facilitating the ongoing monitoring of the functioning of the 2012 decision through update reports.
The 17th report was submitted in July 2023.
The 16th report was submitted in January 2023.
The 15th report was submitted in July 2022.
The 14th report was submitted in January 2022.
The 13th report was submitted in July 2021.
The 12th report was submitted in January 2021.
The 11th report was submitted in July 2020.
The 10th report was submitted in December 2019.
The ninth report was submitted in July 2019.
The eighth report was submitted in December 2018.
The seventh report was submitted in July 2018.
The sixth report was submitted in December 2017.
The fifth report was submitted in 26 June 2017.
The fourth report was submitted in 9 December 2016.
The third report was submitted in June 2016.
The second report is a supplementary report submitted in March 2016.
The first report was submitted in December 2015.