The Adequacy status is granted by the EU pursuant to Article 45 of the GDPR, to countries where the level of data protection matches the level of protection of personal information prevailing in EU countries. The status was granted to Israel back in 2011 and to a limited number of other countries and enabled the transfer of personal information from Europe to Israel in a simple manner and without additional regulatory, legal, and technological obstacles from Europe to Israel. The process of reexamining the status of the State of Israel began in 2016, with the approval of the GDPR, and on January 2024 it was decided by the European Commission that Israel will maintain its status thanks to various developments in the Israeli legal system since receiving its status in 2011, including amendments to the law, case law, directives of the Privacy Protection Authority, and the installation of the Privacy Protection Regulations (Provisions regarding information transferred to Israel from the European Economic Area) – 2023, which together have raised the level of data protection in Israel.
