{"id":4018,"date":"2023-05-10T19:43:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T23:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vouga.com.py\/?p=4018"},"modified":"2023-10-16T17:24:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T21:24:26","slug":"se-modifica-la-ley-organica-del-banco-central-con-el-objeto-de-modificar-las-excepciones-al-deber-de-secreto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vouga.com.py\/en\/se-modifica-la-ley-organica-del-banco-central-con-el-objeto-de-modificar-las-excepciones-al-deber-de-secreto\/","title":{"rendered":"The Organic Law of the Central Bank is amended in order to modify the exceptions to the duty of secrecy"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 21 April 2023, Law No. 7066\/2023, <\/em>\"Modifying Article 7 of Law No. 489\/1995 \"Organic Law of the Central Bank of Paraguay\", as amended by Law No. 6104\/2018\", was published in the Official Gazette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pursuant to Article 6 of the Organic Law of the Central Bank of Paraguay (Banco Central del Paraguay \u2013 BCP, by its Spanish acronym), the information, data and documents of third parties held by the BCP, by virtue of its functions, are confidential, unless otherwise provided by law. Any person who performs or has performed duties at the BCP and has or has had knowledge of confidential information, data and documents of third parties is obliged to maintain the secrecy of such information. Failure to comply with this obligation shall imply criminal and other liabilities provided for by law. These persons may not give any statement or testimony, nor may they publish, communicate or exhibit information, data or documents of third parties, even after having left their service at the BCP, unless expressly mandated by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With regards to the aforementioned duty of secrecy, Law No. 7066\/2023 amends and incorporates certain provisions related to the exceptions allowed to disclose confidential information to which they had access, as detailed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n