Legal Instrument

The APEC Cross-border Privacy Enforcement Arrangement (CPEA) creates a framework for regional cooperation in privacy law enforcement. The arrangement serves three main objectives: facilitating information sharing among Privacy Enforcement Authorities in APEC economies, providing mechanisms for effective cross-border cooperation in privacy law enforcement, and encouraging information sharing and cooperation on privacy investigation and enforcement with authorities outside APEC.

Key paperless trade provisions include:

• Information sharing protocols between Privacy Enforcement Authorities
• Cross-border electronic data exchange mechanisms
• Digital evidence sharing protocols
• Electronic investigation coordination systems
• Digital compliance monitoring tools
• Electronic enforcement notification systems
• Cross-border data protection standards
• Digital privacy enforcement platforms
• Electronic information exchange frameworks
• Secure data sharing infrastructure

Geographical coverage: Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, and the United States.