Ecuador
8 regulators · 4 laws & regulations · 9 obligations · 1 enforcement action
Recent enforcement
Open tracker →Industry compliance
Essential obligations
All obligations →| Obligation | Timing | Regulator | Source | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful basis, notice and data subject rights | Ongoing; 15-day response to rights requests | SPDP | source | |
Art. 7 lists the lawful bases for processing and Art. 8 sets the standard for consent (free, specific, informed, unambiguous, withdrawable). Art. 12 lists the information to be given to data subjects. Arts. 13 to 17 give rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection and portability, with a 15-day response period stated for access, rectification, erasure and objection. |
||||
| Personal data breach notification | Authority: within 5 days of becoming aware; processor to controller: 2 days; data subject: 3 days | SPDP | source | |
Art. 43 requires the controller to notify the authority (and the telecommunications regulator) no later than 5 days after becoming aware of a breach, and a processor to tell the controller within 2 days. Art. 46 requires notice to the data subject within 3 days of learning of the risk where their rights are at risk. Periods are stated as 'término' (working days). |
||||
| Respond to an electronic labour inspection with documentation | 10 days from notice (one 5-day extension) | — | official | |
Under Art. 30, in an electronic inspection the employer is notified at the email registered in the ministry's system and has 10 days to submit documents, with a single extension of 5 days. Art. 32 requires the procedure to end within 60 days of notice, with a closure order or a sanction resolution. |
||||
| AML record retention | 10 years | UAFE | source | |
Art. 48 requires records of transactions, due diligence data, analyses, account files and business correspondence to be kept for ten years after the end of the contractual relationship, the last transaction or the occasional transaction. Art. 52 sets ten years for wire transfer information. |
||||
| AML/CFT risk programme and compliance officer | Ongoing | UAFE | source | |
Art. 34 requires obligated subjects to run a risk programme to detect, prevent, mitigate and manage money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing, validated by the supervisor and independently tested. Sub-paragraph (h) requires naming management-level staff in charge of compliance as liaison with the UAFE and the supervisor. |
||||
| Customer due diligence (KYC/CDD) | At onboarding + ongoing | UAFE | source | |
Art. 43 requires identification and verification of the client and of anyone acting for it, identification of the beneficial owner of legal persons and trusts, understanding of the purpose of the relationship and source of funds, and ongoing monitoring. Art. 44 lists the data needed for legal persons and trusts; Art. 45 allows verification to be completed later only exceptionally, within five days; Art. 47 bars starting the relationship if due diligence cannot be completed. |
||||
| No obligations match these filters. | ||||
Quick links — official sites
- BCE — Banco Central del Ecuador
- JPRFM — Junta de Política y Regulación Financiera y Monetaria
- SCVS — Superintendencia de Compañías, Valores y Seguros
- SEPS — Superintendencia de Economía Popular y Solidaria
- SPDP — Superintendencia de Protección de Datos Personales
- UAFE — Unidad de Análisis Financiero y Económico
- CPCCS — Consejo de Participación Ciudadana y Control Social
- CGE — Contraloría General del Estado
Newsletter
Get CRCGS Weekly
A free weekly email from the Centre for Risk, Compliance & Governance Studies: the week's regulatory news, new regulations, updated country profiles, and the Knowledge Hub's latest reading and events.