Does Law Promoting the Use of Artificial Intelligence (Ley 31814) and Implementing Regulation require Transparency & Disclosure?
Peru • phased enforcement
Yes — 1 provision
Requirements at a glance
This regulation imposes 3 specific requirements for Transparency & Disclosure across 1 provision:
- Prior plain-language notice — Art. 25.1: developers or deployers of a high-risk system must inform the user beforehand, clearly and simply, of the system's purpose, main functionalities, and the type of decisions it can take, while respecting industrial and commercial secrecy
- Visible AI labelling — Art. 25.2: where relevant to the decision or interaction, visible labelling must tell users in advance that the product, service or content operates on AI, sufficient for the public to understand the system's main capabilities and functional limits; internal administrative uses without direct impact on rights are exempt
- SGTD transparency guidelines — Art. 25.4: the SGTD approves algorithmic transparency lineamientos in concert with competent SNTD entities
Algorithmic Transparency for High-Risk AI #
The Reglamento is in force since 2026-01-22, but the Primera Disposición Complementaria Final phases private-sector compliance with Art. 25 and Título VI Cap. II by sector: health, education, justice, security, economy and finance by 2026-09-10; transport, commerce and labour by 2027-09-10; production, agriculture, energy and mining by 2028-09-10; everything else by 2029-09-10. Small enterprises get until 2027-09-10 and microenterprises until 2028-09-10 regardless of sector. SGTD lineamientos on algorithmic transparency (Art. 25.4) are still pending.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Prior plain-language notice | Art. 25.1: developers or deployers of a high-risk system must inform the user beforehand, clearly and simply, of the system's purpose, main functionalities, and the type of decisions it can take, while respecting industrial and commercial secrecy |
| Visible AI labelling | Art. 25.2: where relevant to the decision or interaction, visible labelling must tell users in advance that the product, service or content operates on AI, sufficient for the public to understand the system's main capabilities and functional limits; internal administrative uses without direct impact on rights are exempt |
| SGTD transparency guidelines | Art. 25.4: the SGTD approves algorithmic transparency lineamientos in concert with competent SNTD entities |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| No administrative fines | Neither Ley 31814 nor the Reglamento creates a sanctions regime; the SGTD refers noncompliance to competent authorities (Arts. 34, 36.2), and data-protection breaches fall under the Ley 29733 sanctions regime (Art. 26.2) |