Global CBPR Forum governance + membership. ESTABLISHMENT: launched 21 April 2022 via the GLOBAL CROSS-BORDER PRIVACY RULES DECLARATION signed by 7 founding members (United States + Canada + Japan + Republic of Korea + Philippines + Singapore + Taiwan/Chinese Taipei) + announced by US Department of Commerce; serves as international successor to the APEC CBPR System (which continues in parallel for non-Forum APEC economies). UK ACCESSION: United Kingdom acceded 2024 + first non-APEC member; ICO + DSIT participating. GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE: (a) GLOBAL FORUM ASSEMBLY - intergovernmental coordinating body comprising one representative per member jurisdiction (typically a national DPA or government agency); meets annually; sets policy + admits new members + amends program; (b) GLOBAL FORUM STEERING COMMITTEE - smaller operational body overseeing day-to-day; (c) US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE serves as initial Forum Secretariat + International Trade Administration host; (d) ACCREDITED ACCOUNTABILITY AGENTS (AAs) - third-party certifiers operating within their accredited jurisdictions; (e) PARTICIPATING ECONOMIES + DPAs commit to mutual recognition + cooperation. NEW MEMBER ACCESSION: prospective member submits application demonstrating (i) legal + regulatory framework with enforcement; (ii) DPA or competent authority with cross-border investigation/cooperation capacity; (iii) endorsement by Assembly; (iv) accreditation of at least one Accountability Agent. PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS: Mexico + Australia + New Zealand + Bahrain + Dubai DIFC + Argentina + Brazil + others in formal/informal discussions. RELATIONSHIP TO APEC CBPR: Global CBPR Forum is INTENDED SUCCESSOR; APEC economies that have NOT joined Global CBPR (Russia + Vietnam + Indonesia + Malaysia + Thailand + Brunei + Papua New Guinea + Chile + Peru) continue under APEC CBPR governance; Forum holds 7+1 (US + Canada + Japan + Korea + Philippines + Singapore + Taiwan + UK) + accession pipeline. NOMENCLATURE: Global CBPR + Global PRP also referred to as 'CBPR System' or 'CBPR Program' in some contexts; cbprs.org operated by certification system; globalcbpr.org operated by the Forum.
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