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Chile's Public Health Institute has opened a public consultation on updated guidance for its National Technovigilance System, establishing comprehensive post-market surveillance requirements for medical devices and in vitro diagnostics. The framework introduces stringent obligations for manufacturers, importers, and distributors, including mandatory technovigilance officer appointments, incident reporting timelines, and field safety corrective action protocols.

Chile's Financial Market Commission has proposed regulatory amendments that would significantly expand the scope of activities available to payment card operators, introducing new services such as payment initiation, electronic funds transfer systems, and payout services to affiliated merchants. The proposal aims to leverage operators' technological capabilities while establishing clear conditions and safeguards for these complementary activities within the Chilean payments ecosystem.

Chile's Public Health Institute has issued new requirements mandating pharmaceutical companies to submit digitized versions of their Professional Information Leaflets for publication on the ISP website. Marketing authorization holders must comply with specific formatting and submission procedures by December 31, 2026, or face potential administrative proceedings and sanctions.