ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note observes the impact made on the TMT sector following the end of the implementation period under the Withdrawal Agreement and the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the implementation period put in place to enable the UK to transition away from the EU’s laws and institutions. At this point in time (referred to in this document as ‘IP completion day’) there was an immediate and significant change in the UK’s legal regime. This Practice Note explains the implications of this change in relation to the following areas of TMT law and practice: • Overview—what happened on 31 December 2020 • TMT implications of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement • Access to EEA workers • Technology contracts • Drones • Internet of things • Software licensing • Cloud computing • E-commerce • Domain names • ePrivacy • Data protection • Media • Telecoms • Advertising • Databases • Defamation For a tracker of key TMT Brexit legislation and guidance, see

This Practice Note identifies key forthcoming or proposed regulatory or legislative changes affecting risk and compliance professionals as at 21 June 2022. It is intended to allow you to plan ahead. Whenever a regulatory or legislative change occurs we will report it via our news updating service. We will also ensure we provide relevant guidance and, if necessary, amend or draft new Precedents. Compliance forecast key dates 2022–2026 When? What? Will I have to do something? 2022 UK government’s revised Modern Slavery Act 2015 statutory guidance expected to be published (originally expected before the end of 2020)—see: Modern slavery Yes 2022 New NCA SAR Online Portal expected to go live—see: Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing For information August 2022 ICO to review the Age Appropriate Design Code and the effectiveness of the resources provided—see: Data protection For information 1 September 2022 Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2022 expected to come into force—see: Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing For information 1 September

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