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13. Regulation: Peru

Regulation in Peru: the rules any business must follow, whatever its sector. Covers prior merger control by INDECOPI under Ley Nº 31112, cartels, abuse of dominance and competition fines under the consolidated DL Nº 1034, personal data under Ley Nº 29733 and its 2024 regulation, corporate liability for bribery, money laundering, tax and customs crimes under Ley Nº 30424, and anti money laundering duties toward the UIF, each tied to the official text.

Investor view. Peru pairs a merger regime with high thresholds and deemed clearance deadlines with modern data and compliance rules, so well governed investors can grow and consolidate with predictable, rules based review.

• Regulation in Peru: merger control, cartels and competition fines, personal data, corporate liability for corruption and anti money launderingSince 2021 Peru requires INDECOPI clearance before closing any merger or acquisition of control where the parties' combined Peruvian sales or assets reach 118,000 UIT (S/ 649 million, about US$188 mil
• Merger control in Peru: when a deal needs INDECOPI clearance, the filing fee, the timetable and what gun jumping costsAny merger, acquisition of control, full function joint venture or purchase of operating assets must be cleared by INDECOPI before closing when the parties' Peruvian sales or assets reach 118,000 UIT
• Cartels, abuse of dominance and competition fines in Peru: what is banned outright, leniency, prison for cartels and how fines are setPrice fixing, output limits, market sharing and bid rigging between competitors are banned outright in Peru: INDECOPI only has to prove the agreement, not its effects. Abuse of dominance and vertical
• Unfair competition and advertising rules in Peru: deceptive claims, comparative ads, trade secrets, price display and INDECOPI finesPeru's unfair competition law (DL Nº 1044) bans any act contrary to business good faith that affects the competitive process in Peru, including deception, confusion, free riding on another's reputatio
• Consumer protection in Peru: information duties, complaints book, 15 day response, e-commerce rules for foreign sellers and INDECOPI finesPeru's Consumer Protection Code (Ley Nº 29571) applies to every consumer relationship formed in Peru or producing effects here, and INDECOPI enforces it with fines of up to 50, 150 or 450 UIT (up to S
• Personal data protection in Peru: who is covered, database registration, cross border transfers, 48 hour breach notice, data protection officers and finesPeru's data law (Ley Nº 29733) and its 2024 regulation, in force since 30 March 2025, apply to processing in Peru and to foreign companies that offer goods or services to people in Peru or profile the
• Bribery and corruption offences in Peru: public and foreign bribery, influence peddling, collusion in procurement and private sector corruptionOffering, giving or promising any advantage to a Peruvian public official is a crime punished with up to six years in prison, and up to eight years when the target is a judge, prosecutor, arbitrator o
• Corporate criminal liability and compliance programs in Peru: Ley 30424, the prevention model, SMV technical reports and fines up to six times the benefitUnder Ley Nº 30424, as amended in 2023, companies, including foreign ones operating in Peru, answer in the criminal process for bribery, procurement collusion, influence peddling, money laundering, te
• Anti money laundering in Peru: who must report to the UIF, compliance officer, customer due diligence, US$10,000 transaction register, 24 hour suspicious reports and laundering crimesBanks, insurers, brokers and funds, and a long list of non financial businesses such as notaries, real estate, car dealers, casinos, customs agents, jewellers, money exchangers, mining companies and l
• Environmental impact assessment in Peru: when a project needs environmental certification, the three categories, review deadlines, SENACE and the five year lapseNo public, private or mixed investment project that may cause significant negative environmental impacts can start, and no authority can approve or license it, without prior environmental certificatio
• Environmental enforcement in Peru: OEFA supervision, strict liability, corrective measures and fines up to 30,000 UITEnvironmental compliance in Peru is enforced by OEFA and other enforcement bodies under the national evaluation and enforcement system (Ley Nº 29325). Breaching environmental rules, the commitments in

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