BS EN 14484:2003

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Abbreviated terms
5 The European Data Protection Directive (see annex A)
   5.1 General
   5.2 General aims: (Article 1)
   5.3 Scope: electronic and non-electronic (Article 3)
   5.4 Principles relating to data quality (Article 6)
   5.5 Criteria for legitimacy (Article 7)
   5.6 Special categories of processing, including personal
         health data (Article 8)
   5.7 Information to be given to the data subject (Article 10)
   5.8 Right of access to data (Article 12)
   5.9 Right to object (Article 14)
   5.10 Security of processing (Article 17)
   5.11 Judicial remedies, liability and sanctions (Articles 22,
         23 and 24)
   5.12 Supervisory Authorities (Articles 28 and 18)
   5.13 Working party on the protection of Individuals with
         regard to the Processing of Personal Data
   5.14 Transfer of personal data to Third Countries
6 Requirements for the transfer of personal data to third Countries
   6.1 General
   6.2 Principles (Article 25)
   6.3 Ensuring transfers are permissible
   6.4 Grounds by which transfers to third countries are
         permissible
7 A Security Policy for third countries
   7.1 The requirement
   7.2 The purpose of the security policy
   7.3 The 'level' of the security policy
8 High Level Security Policy: general aspects
   8.1 Levels of abstraction in ensuring security
   8.2 Generic principles
   8.3 Non-generic
   8.4 Guidelines
   8.5 Measures
   8.6 Elements of a High Level Security Policy
9 High Level Security Policy: the content
   9.1 Principle One: overriding generic principle
   9.2 Principle Two: chief executive support
   9.3 Principle Three: documentation of Measures and review
   9.4 Principle Four: Data Protection Security Officer
   9.5 Principle Five: permission to process
   9.6 Principle Six: information about processing
   9.7 Principle Seven: information for the data subject
   9.8 Principle Eight: prohibition of onward data transfer
         without consent
   9.9 Principle Nine: remedies and compensation
   9.10 Principle Ten: security of processing
   9.11 Principle Eleven: responsibilities of staff and other
         contractors
   9.12 Principle Twelve: adequacy of third country data
         protection
   9.13 Principle Thirteen: additional EU Member State
         particular requirements
10 Rationale and Observations on Measures to support Principle
   Ten concerning security of processing
   10.1 General
   10.2 Encryption and digital signatures for transmission to
         the third country
   10.3 Access controls and user authentication
   10.4 Audit Trails
   10.5 Physical and environmental security
   10.6 Application management and network management
   10.7 Viruses
   10.8 Breaches of security
   10.9 Business Continuity Plan
   10.10 Handling particularly sensitive data
   10.11 Standards
11 Personal health data in non-electronic form
Annex A (normative) EU Data Protection Directive
Annex B (informative) Useful sources of advice
        B.1 EU Security projects
        B.2 CEN/ISSS
        B.3 Non-CEN Standards
        B.4 Selected web sites
Annex C (informative) Model declaration
Bibliography

Gives guidance on a High Level Security Policy for third country organisations and is restricted to aspects relevant to personal health data transferred from a compliant country to a third country (see definitions).

This item will provide guidance on the data protection policy which should be implemented by organisations which are participants in international applications which involve transfer of person identifiable data across national borders and which require compliance with the EU Data Protection Directive.