THAILAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Jutharat Anuktanakul, Suphakorn Chueabunchai and Pitchaya Roongroajsataporn, Chandler Mori Hamada Limited
another designated Thai group member responsible for PDPA matters) and act as the Liable BCR Member for the purposes of PDPC interaction and enforce - ment. Applications and supporting documents must be pre - pared in Thai (with certified translations where neces - sary) and submitted to the PDPC Office. The PDPC Office conducts a completeness check within 15 days and aims to complete substantive review within approximately 180 days. Possible outcomes of the review are approval, conditional approval (subject to corrections) or rejection, and conditional decisions or rejections may be appealed. BCR certification remains valid indefinitely unless amended or revoked by the PDPC, and no official government filing fee is cur - rently imposed under the Rules. This formal regime provides a durable, programmatic compliance frame - work for cross-border transfers among affiliated enti - ties, potentially reducing reliance on multiple bilateral mechanisms such as SCCs. The introduction of this certification process signals the PDPC’s move towards a more clearly defined and structured pathway for intra-group transfers under the PDPA.
502 CHAMBERS.COM
Powered by FlippingBook