The European Union's Directive on Personal Data Protection does not in any way prohibit EU firms from transferring personal information to a non-EU country.

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The European Union's Directive on Personal Data Protection prohibits EU firms from transferring personal information to a non-EU country unless that country maintains "adequate protections" of its own;in other words,protections equivalent to those the directive guarantees in EU countries.

The European Union's Directive on Personal Data Protection Does Not