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13. Regulation: Chile

Regulation in Chile: the rules any business must comply with, whatever its sector. Covers merger control and competition enforcement by the FNE and the TDLC, the new personal data law in force from 1 December 2026, corporate criminal liability and crime prevention models, anti money laundering duties toward the UAF, and cyber incident reporting, each tied to the official text.

Investor view. Chile pairs an independent competition authority and deemed approval deadlines for mergers with modern data, compliance and cyber rules, giving investors a predictable, rules based market in which well governed companies can scale.

Regulation in Chile: merger control and competition, personal data, corporate criminal liability, anti money laundering and cybersecurityFive regimes decide most compliance work for a foreign investor in Chile. Deals above UF 2.5 million of combined Chilean sales, where at least two parties each have UF 450,000, must be cleared by the