Progress

Current status
adopted
13 Dec 2026 in force
26 Aug 2024 adopted
08 May 2023 under deliberation
15 Mar 2017 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Chile
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
central government
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

13 Dec 2026
in force

Implemented Personal Data Protection Law including data protection authority governance

On 13 December 2026, Chile’s Data Protection Law enters into force. The Law creates a Personal Data Protection Agency, a decentralised public institution under the Ministry of Economy tasked with ensuring the appropriate enforcement of the legal dat…

Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
26 Aug 2024
adopted

Adopted Personal Data Protection Law including data protection authority governance

On 26 August 2023, Chile’s Data Protection Law was adopted by the Congress. The Law creates a Personal Data Protection Agency, a decentralised public institution under the Ministry of Economy tasked with ensuring the appropriate enforcement of the n…

Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
08 May 2023
under deliberation

Passed Personal Data Protection Law including data protection authority governance

On 8 May 2023, Chile’s Data Protection Law, consolidated in bulletins 11092 and 11144, was approved by the House of Representatives. The law creates a Personal Data Protection Agency, a decentralised public institution under the Ministry of Economy …

Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
15 Mar 2017
under deliberation

Introduced Personal Data Protection Law including data protection authority governance

On 15 March 2017, Chile’s Data Protection Law was introduced into the Congress. The Law creates a Personal Data Protection Agency, a decentralised public institution under the Ministry of Economy tasked with ensuring the appropriate enforcement of t…

Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament