Design and development of Binding Corporate Rules (BCR) art. 47 GDPR
Challenge
A multinational company with a presence in more than 40 countries needed to establish a homogeneous and legally sound framework to guarantee the protection of personal data in all its international operations.
The objective was to ensure compliance with Article 47 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by adopting Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs), which would allow internal data transfers between group entities under a common standard approved by European supervisory authorities.
Approach
ECIX assisted the organization in the design, development and approval process of its BCRs, defining the principles, procedures and control mechanisms necessary to comply with the requirements of the GDPR and the expectations of the data protection authorities.
The work included coordinating with the various international subsidiaries and legal departments to integrate the BCRs into business processes and ensure their consistency with the group's global structure.
In addition, support was provided in preparing the documentation required for the assessment of the competent authorities, managing regulatory observations and implementing complementary compliance measures in countries with lower levels of protection than the European level.
In parallel, ECIX also collaborated in the approval of BCR for another entity in the same sector, consolidating its experience in the implementation of global cross-border compliance models.
Results
The approval of the Binding Corporate Rules allowed the company to establish a single, recognized standard of data protection applicable to all its international operations.
This global compliance framework strengthened trust between the group's various entities, improved the legal certainty of international transfers, and ensured a level of protection equivalent to that required in the European Union, even in jurisdictions with less advanced regulatory frameworks.
The project contributed to the consolidation of a global privacy culture, integrating regulatory compliance as a structural element in the corporate strategy.
