Company: GDHLF
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000935
Chunk: 237

Company: GDS Holdings Ltd
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 4
Chunk 237
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 (or referred to as adequacy level of protection);  

  (b)      if (a) is unable to be fulfilled, the data exporter must put in place the appropriate and binding safeguards (e.g., contract); or  

  (c)      if (a) and (b) are unable to be fulfilled, the data exporter can proceed on the basis of the data subject’s consent for the cross-border personal data transfer.  

Currently, there are no further guidelines on items (a) and (b) to ensure compliance with such requirements. Therefore, pending any such guidelines, it is advisable to obtain the data subject’s consent prior to conducting cross-border transfers.

Moreover, specific types of data and/or personal data controllers may be subject to sectoral localization requirements. Sectors such as healthcare, banking/financial services, crypto assets, public institutions, and telecommunications operate under stricter rules compared to those outlined in the PDP Law, potentially impeding or altogether prohibiting cross-border data transfers. Although data center operators (particularly those exclusively providing colocation services without holding a telecommunication license) are exempt from these sector-specific obligations, please note that certain data stored within the data center facilities might still be subject to such restrictions.

Japan Regulations

Regulations on Zoning and Construction Building

1. City Planning Act (toshi keikaku ho)

The City Planning Act (Act No. 100 of 1968) is the primary source of zoning regulations in Japan. Its main objectives are to ensure balanced land development and promote public welfare.

The following is an outline of the zoning regulations under the City Planning Act:

  Land is divided into two main categories: “ City Planning Areas” ( toshi keikaku kuiki) regulated by the City Planning Act and “ Non-City Planning Areas” not regulated thereby.  

  Each City Planning Area is divided into “ Urbanization Promotion Areas” ( shigaika kuiki) where development is promoted and “ Urbanization Restricted Areas” ( shigaika chosei kuiki) where devel...  

  The City Planning Act defines thirteen zoning districts ( yoto chiiki) within Urbanization Promotion Areas depending on the use of the land and specific building regulations under the Building ...  

  Developers must confirm and consult with the relevant governmental bodies to ascertain the applicable local or specific zoning or planning regulations, including the zoning districts where the ...  

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  In addition, under the City Planning Act, developers must obtain permission from the prefectural governor (or the mayor, as applicable) prior to