(a) are located in a country included in the EU's pre-approved countries list of countries where the EU has made Adequacy Decisions recognising that these countries offer adequate protection and compatible legislation. (law.stackexchange.com)
While Adequacy Decisions bind Member States until the moment they are declared invalid — an exclusive competence of the CJEU - national DPAs retain their full investigative powers and even have the duty to investigate claims lodged by individuals casting doubts about the adequacy of the protection afforded by the third country in question. (europeanlawblog.eu)
The working party review also found that some key data protection principles contained in European law are not reflected in the draft adequacy decision and the annexes or have been inadequately substituted. (canadianlawyermag.com)