RCEP跨境数据流动的规则检视与中国因应

RCEP Cross-Border Data Flows:A Review of the Rules and China's Response

区域全面经济伙伴关系协定(RCEP)是全球最大的自贸协定,包含数字贸易和跨境数据流动的规则。RCEP要求成员国保障数据自由安全的流动,不强制数据的本地化。为了适应和利用RCEP的规则,促进数字经济合作,我国应在维护国家主权和安全的前提下,完善数据跨境法律,明确数据分类和管理的标准,建立数据流动的风险评估和监督机制,加强与RCEP成员国的数据流动保护,提出应采取的措施和建议,为在RCEP框架下的数字贸易发展提供参考和借鉴。

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP)is the world's largest FTA,containing rules for digital trade and cross-border data flows.RCEP requires members to guarantee the free flow and security of data,and does not force data localization.In order to adapt to and utilize the rules of RCEP and promote cooperation in the digital economy,China should,on the premise of maintaining national sovereignty and security,improve the cross-border laws on data,clarify the standards and procedures for data classification and management,establish a risk assessment and supervision mechanism for data flow,and strengthen the protection and of data flow with RCEP member countries.The paper puts forward measures and suggestions that China should take to provide reference and lessons for the development of digital trade in China under the framework of RCEP.