Latin America and the Caribbean
Source tier A. Conventions checked 2026-07-29.
Drug and firearms law in Chile: statutes on record and in force
Chile, in Latin America and the Caribbean, is party to all four of the instruments tracked here, the last of them since 2010. It appears on neither FATF list. Its confirmed instrument on record is the Chile Lavado De Activos Y Uaf Ley Num. 19.913. Where a field could not be sourced it is reported as unsourced rather than left to be inferred.
International framework
Chile is bound by all four instruments this dataset tracks, the earliest from 1990 and the most recent from 2010.
| Instrument | Adopted | Ratified or acceded | Depositary reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Convention | 1988 | 13 Mar 1990 | Chapter VI-19 |
| UNTOC | 2000 | 29 Nov 2004 | Chapter XVIII-12 |
| UNCAC | 2003 | 13 Sep 2006 | Chapter XVIII-14 |
| Firearms Protocol | 2001 | 17 Jun 2010 | Chapter XVIII-12-c |
What each instrument obliges a party to do is set out once, per instrument, in the conventions reference. The dates above are what is specific to Chile: they are the points from which each obligation began to bind, taken from the depositary's own status tables.
National legislation
The following instruments have been confirmed against a citable national source. Titles are given as enacted and are not translated.
Chile Lavado De Activos Y Uaf Ley Num. 19.913 — A principal anti-money-laundering instrument, carrying the laundering and proceeds obligations common to the 1988 Convention, UNTOC and UNCAC into domestic law. Confirmed against the UNODC legal library, checked 2026-07-30.
Enforcement authorities
One body is named in the record for Chile, each confirmed on Chile's own government domain. The division of mandate is what decides where a case can actually be taken: interception, investigation and prosecution are three different powers, rarely held by one body.
| Body | Function | Confirmed on |
|---|---|---|
| Servicio Nacional de Aduanas | customs and border control | chileatiende.gob.cl |
Ratification sequence
The dates below are worth reading as a sequence rather than as a set. Chile came to these instruments over 20 years, beginning with the 1988 Convention in 1990 and ending with the Firearms Protocol in 2010. Measured against each instrument's own adoption, the shortest gap was the 1988 Convention at 2 years, the longest the Firearms Protocol at 9.
Chile became a party to the 1988 Convention in 1990, 2 years after it was adopted — faster than the median lag of 5 years across this dataset.
What sat in the gaps between them is the less obvious half of the record. For the 14 years between 1990 and 2004, Chile was bound by the 1988 Convention but not yet by the UNTOC, the UNCAC or the Firearms Protocol. For the 4 years between 2006 and 2010, Chile was bound by the 1988 Convention, the UNTOC and the UNCAC but not yet by the Firearms Protocol. Conduct inside such a window is judged against the instruments then in force, not against the set as it stands today.
On coverage, Chile is one of 81 jurisdiction s here party to 4 of the four, against 81 party to all four. 3 of the 33 Latin America and the Caribbean records here are under increased monitoring as the register stands.
Financial-crime monitoring
As of the FATF plenary statements of 2026-06-19, Chile is recorded as Not listed . A jurisdiction can enter or leave either list at any plenary, so this line is dated rather than settled. How the plenary reaches these decisions is covered on the FATF grey list tracker.
Questions about drug and firearms law in Chile
Which drug-control conventions has Chile ratified?
All four: the 1988 Convention on 13 Mar 1990, the UNTOC on 29 Nov 2004, the UNCAC on 13 Sep 2006, the Firearms Protocol on 17 Jun 2010.
Is Chile on the FATF grey list?
No. Chile appears on neither the increased-monitoring list nor the call-for-action list in the FATF statements of 19 June 2026.
What national drug legislation is on record for Chile?
Chile Lavado De Activos Y Uaf Ley Num. 19.913, confirmed against the UNODC legal library.
Which register confirms the legislation on this page?
Each instrument names its own. For Chile that is the UNODC legal library. Following the link reaches the document itself; nothing here paraphrases an instrument it has not cited.
What is source tier A, and why is this record in it?
Tier A means a national instrument has been confirmed against an official register — for Chile, 1 of them. The treaty dates and the listing status are separately sourced, so all three layers of this record carry a citation.
Why does the ratification date matter?
The date is the point from which the obligations bind. Chile's earliest of these commitments dates from 1990, its most recent from 2010; the gap between them is a rough measure of how long the framework took to assemble.
Sources
- Ratification dates: United Nations Treaty Collection, depositary status tables (chapters VI-19, XVIII-12, XVIII-14, XVIII-12-c). Checked 2026-07-29.
- Listing status: FATF, Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring and High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action, 2026-06-19.
- Chile Lavado De Activos Y Uaf Ley Num. 19.913: the UNODC legal library, checked 2026-07-30.