On May 31, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) prepared and released the Guide to Filing the Standard Contract for Outbound Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information (First Version) (the "Guide").

The Guide provides specific requirements for the filing methods, filing procedures, and documents required for filing the standard contract for the outbound cross-border transfer of personal information ("Standard Contract"). A personal information processor who provides personal information to an overseas recipient through the establishment of a Standard Contract should file a record with the provincial cyberspace authority in accordance with the Measures for the Standard Contract for Outbound Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information. The Guide further clarifies that a personal information processor shall, within ten working days from the effective date of a Standard Contract executed, file a record with the provincial cyberspace authority where it is domiciled by submitting written documents and electronic copies thereof. Additionally, the Guide emphasizes that a personal information processor must not split up the amount of the personal information to be transferred overseas or adopt other means to provide to any overseas recipient under a standard contract such personal information whose outbound cross-border transfer should be subject to a security assessment according to law.

(Source: Cyberspace Administration of China)