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Chile: Introduced Personal Data Protection Law including data protection authority governance

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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…

Scope

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

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2017-03-15
under deliberation

On 15 March 2017, Chile’s Data Protection Law was introduced into the Congress. The Law creates a P…

2023-05-08
under deliberation

On 8 May 2023, Chile’s Data Protection Law, consolidated in bulletins 11092 and 11144, was approved…

2024-08-26
adopted

On 26 August 2023, Chile’s Data Protection Law was adopted by the Congress. The Law creates a Perso…

2026-12-13
in force

On 13 December 2026, Chile’s Data Protection Law enters into force. The Law creates a Personal Data…