On 18 October 2015, Iran’s Foreign Minister and the EU Foreign Policy Chief issued a joint statement announcing the official adoption of the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” between Iran and the EU/E3+3 (China, the EU, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and the USA).

The Court of Justice of the European Union, following the opinion of the Advocate General, invalidated European Commission Decision 2000/520 dated July 27, 2000, which allowed transfers of personal data to US companies that self-certified under the US/EU Safe Harbor Program.