Article 4
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . 2. Decision 2001/497/EC is repealed with effect from 27 September 2021. 3. Decision 2010/87/EU is repealed with effect from 27 September 2021. 4. Contracts concluded before 27 September 2021 on the basis of Decision 2001/497/EC or Decision 2010/87/EU shall be deemed to provide appropriate safeguards within the meaning of Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 until 27 December 2022, provided the processing operations that are the subject matter of the contract remain unchanged and that reliance on those clauses ensures that the transfer of personal data is subject to appropriate safeguards.