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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter

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Asia-Pacific (RCEP Parties: ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand)
vRCEP Agreement signed 15 November 2020, in force from 1 January 2022 (Article 20.6); Chapter 12 Electronic Commerce, Articles 12.1 to 12.17
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Chapter 12 (Electronic Commerce) of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, in force from 1 January 2022 among the ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand: the Parties' commitments on paperless trading, electronic signatures and authentication, online consumer and personal information protection, spam, electronic transactions law, the customs duty moratorium, transparency, and the limits on data localisation and on blocking business data transfers, with their public policy and security exceptions and transition periods. Built from the Chapter's own Articles.

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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter is a compliance framework from Asia-Pacific (RCEP Parties: ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand) with 5 domains and 17 controls that map to 116 other frameworks. The largest domains are Section C: creating a conducive environment for electronic commerce – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter (10 controls), Section B: trade facilitation – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter (3 controls), Section D: promoting cross-border electronic commerce – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter (2 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (5)

Section A: general provisions – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter

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Controls in the Section A: general provisions – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter domain of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter: 1 controls
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regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.4Article 12.4: Cooperate on electronic commerce

Section B: trade facilitation – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter

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Controls in the Section B: trade facilitation – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter domain of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter: 3 controls
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regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.5Article 12.5: Paperless trading
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.6.1Article 12.6.1: Do not deny legal validity to electronic signatures
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.6.2Article 12.6.2 to 12.6.4: Technology-neutral electronic authentication

Section C: creating a conducive environment for electronic commerce – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter

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Controls in the Section C: creating a conducive environment for electronic commerce – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter domain of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter: 10 controls
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regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.10Article 12.10: Maintain an electronic transactions framework and avoid unnecessary burden
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.11Article 12.11: Customs duties on electronic transmissions
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.12Article 12.12: Transparency of electronic commerce measures
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.7.2Article 12.7.2: Maintain online consumer protection laws
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.7.4Article 12.7.4: Publish consumer protection information for e-commerce users
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.8.1Article 12.8.1 and 12.8.2: Maintain a personal information protection framework for e-commerce users
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.8.3Article 12.8.3: Publish personal information protection information
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.8.4Article 12.8.4 and 12.8.5: Encourage published privacy policies and cooperate on transferred data
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.9.1Article 12.9.1: Regulate unsolicited commercial electronic messages
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.9.2Article 12.9.2 and 12.9.3: Provide recourse against non-compliant senders

Section D: promoting cross-border electronic commerce – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter

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Controls in the Section D: promoting cross-border electronic commerce – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter domain of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter: 2 controls
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regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.14Article 12.14: Do not require computing facilities to be located locally
regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.15Article 12.15: Do not prevent cross-border transfer of business information

Section E: other provisions – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter

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Controls in the Section E: other provisions – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter domain of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter: 1 controls
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regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-rcep-e-commerce-chapter::12.16Article 12.16: Dialogue on electronic commerce

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter, you already cover:

USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)

10%

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Bahrain PDPL

5%

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Vietnam PDPD

5%

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Maps to 116 other frameworks

39 total controls
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
Bahrain PDPL
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Vietnam PDPD
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 116/2025/QH15)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Taiwan PDPA
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
South Korea ISMS-P
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
5%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
GDPR
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
Albania Law No. 124/2024 on Personal Data Protection
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
US Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC) Manufacturer and Importer Duties
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) - Net-Zero Standard
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 19650 - Organisation and Digitisation of Information about Buildings and Civil Engineering Works (BIM)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO 56002
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
3%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
FedRAMP Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 29115:2013 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.1 - Process Assessment Model
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
COBIT 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
ISO 22320:2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
PCI SSF
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
PCI P2PE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 23837:2023
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27043:2015
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
NIST SP 800-190
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
UK Open Banking Standard
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
ISO/SAE 21434
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
PCI PIN Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
DFARS 252.204-7012 - Safeguarding Covered Defense Information
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
PCI DSS 4.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27050-1:2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
OWASP SAMM
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
SIG (Shared Assessments)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ISO 27799:2025
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
Secure by Design: A Guide for Manufacturers (CISA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Sigstore - Software Artifact Signing and Verification
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
SLSA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Directives
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
APPI
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Azure Security Benchmark
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
UK AI Regulation Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
Student Privacy Pledge 2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
SASB Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
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What is Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter and who does it apply to?

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter is a compliance framework from Asia-Pacific (RCEP Parties: ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand) with 5 domains and 17 controls. Chapter 12 (Electronic Commerce) of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, in force from 1 January 2022 among the ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand: the Parties' commitments on paperless trading, electronic signatures and authentication, online consumer and personal information protection, spam, electronic transactions law, the customs duty moratorium, transparency, and the limits on data localisation and on blocking business data transfers, with their public policy and security exceptions and transition periods. Built from the Chapter's own Articles. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter actually require?

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter has 17 controls organised across 5 domains. The largest domains are Section C: creating a conducive environment for electronic commerce – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter (10 controls), Section B: trade facilitation – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter (3 controls), Section D: promoting cross-border electronic commerce – Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter (2 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter do I already cover?

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter maps to 116 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) (10% coverage), Bahrain PDPL (5% coverage), Vietnam PDPD (5% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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