Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement (CPEA)
The APEC Cross-border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement (CPEA) creates a framework for regional cooperation in the enforcement of Privacy Laws. The CPEA aims to facilitate information sharing among Privacy Enforcement (PE) Authorities in APEC economies; provide mechanisms to promote effective cross-border cooperation between authorities in the enforcement of Privacy Law; and encourage information sharing and cooperation on privacy investigation and enforcement with PE Authorities outside APEC.
The CPEA is a significant step to assist in cross-border enforcement where there is a Privacy Law and Privacy Enforcement Authority in more than one of the economies involved. The CPEA will assist participating PE Authorities in the APEC region to address these challenges, through cross-border cooperation on consumer privacy investigations and enforcement matters.
Geographical coverage: Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, and the United States.