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Constitution Article 19 No. 1, brain activity and neural information (Ley 21.383)

Ley 21.383 Modifica la Carta Fundamental, para Establecer el Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico al Servicio de las Personas (Constitución Política, artículo 19 N° 1)

In force since .

A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.

Audit expectation
none

What it requires

  • Carry out scientific and technological work on persons with respect for life and for physical and psychological integrity (Article 19 No. 1, final paragraph).
  • Treat brain activity and the information coming from it as specially safeguarded in any use of such work on persons, under the requirements, conditions and restrictions the law sets.

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What it makes you log

Logging duty

Ley 21.383 states a constitutional rule and names no log or record. No audit, access party or retention period is named, and the text carries no territorial clause, so the hook is empty.

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What this law does

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Research summary

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Ley 21.383 adds a final paragraph to Article 19 No. 1 of the Constitution saying that scientific and technological development is at the service of persons and is carried out with respect for life and for physical and psychological integrity. The law is to regulate the requirements, conditions and restrictions for using such development on persons, and must specially safeguard brain activity and the information coming from it. Ley 21.383 was published on .

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