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ISO and GRC certification consulting in Paraguay
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ISO and GRC certification in Paraguay at a glance
Export markets and a fresh privacy statute shape demand for certification in Paraguay. Meat plants deal with SENACSA, which authorises establishments handling animal-origin products and publishes plant lists by destination country, while plant-product exporters request phytosanitary certificates from SENAVE. Processed-food makers answer to INAN and health-product firms to DINAVISA. Maquila producers of auto parts, garments and aluminium goods work for foreign parent companies under Law 7547 and CNIME. Data handlers face Law 7593 and the new Agencia Nacional de Protección de Datos Personales, and MITIC with CERT-PY steers cybersecurity. The Organismo Nacional de Acreditación, part of CONACYT, accredits conformity assessment bodies, and INTN holds the standards role. Clients across Paraguay are served from Sterling's New York office, which draws on 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries and 20+ years of practice, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included in every engagement. Certificates come from accredited certification bodies, never from Sterling.
ISO and GRC standards Sterling delivers in Paraguay
Each card opens Sterling's guide to the standard: what it requires, how certification or compliance works and what sets the time and cost.
Quality & operational excellence
Information security, cyber & cloud
Privacy & data protection
AI governance & digital trust
Environment, energy & climate
Health & safety
Governance, risk & resilience
Financial services, payments & AML
Food safety & agriculture
Healthcare, medical devices & life sciences
Laboratories, inspection & accreditation
Automotive, aerospace, rail & defence
Construction, energy, oil & gas
Regulators and laws that drive certification in Paraguay (10)
| Law or regulator | What it asks for | Standards it cites |
|---|---|---|
| Ley N° 7593 DE PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS PERSONALES EN LA REPÚBLICA DEL PARAGUAY (Law 7593 on personal data protection) Agencia Nacional de Protección de Datos Personales, created by article 34 as a de-concentrated unit within the organic structure of the Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MITIC), with the rank of a National Directorate, functional autonomy and independence, and powers of regulation, supervision, control and sanction. | Applies to processing of personal data of natural persons, wholly or partly automated or forming part of a file, by controllers or processors established in Paraguay, and by those outside it that process data of people located in Paraguay or offer them goods or services (article 2). Article 4 sets the principles of accuracy, lawfulness, purpose, fairness and transparency, due diligence, security and confidentiality. Consent must be prior, free, informed and unambiguous (article 6), with a separate regime for children and adolescents and a legitimate-interest basis (articles 7 and 8). Controllers must apply technical and organisational measures that they can demonstrate (article 9), contract their processors in writing (article 11), carry out an impact assessment before high-risk processing (article 14), apply security measures (article 16), notify the Agency and, where relevant, the individual of a security incident within 72 hours of becoming aware of it (article 17) and appoint a data protection officer in cases to be set by regulation (article 18). Transfers abroad need an adequate level of protection or appropriate safeguards (article 19). People have rights of information, access, rectification, objection, erasure and portability, and rights regarding automated decisions (articles 26 to 33), and can complain to the Agency (article 41). Fines and other sanctions are set in the Law and are not restated here. The Law cites no ISO standard and creates no certificate of compliance, although article 13 lets the Agency promote binding self-regulation mechanisms that can include codes of conduct, trust seals and certifications. | |
| Ley N° 6534/2020 DE PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS PERSONALES CREDITICIOS (Law 6534/2020 on personal credit data) Secretaría de Defensa del Consumidor y el Usuario, as the reference that Law 7593 article 58 transfers to the Agencia Nacional de Protección de Datos Personales on entry into force. | Relevant to organisations that handle credit-related personal data. This record relies only on how Law 7593 refers to it and states nothing further about its content. | |
| Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Salud Animal (SENACSA) Meat, poultry and other animal-origin food producers and exporters | SENACSA was created by Law 2426/2004, and Law 7221/2023 set up the animal identification system. Its animal-origin products page describes authorising establishments after analysis and verification of hygiene and sanitary requirements, registering companies, export and import procedures, lists of open markets and of plants by destination country, and a collection of technical documents on the meat industry that includes HACCP, SOPs (POES) and GMP (BPM). | HACCP |
| Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Sanidad Vegetal y de Semillas (SENAVE) Plant-product, seed and agrochemical producers and exporters | SENAVE states that it was created by Law 2459/04 to regulate and certify the quality of plant products and agrochemicals, grants or cancels import registrations for agrochemical firms, registers seeds, and registers and supervises entities that certify organic plant products. Exporters of plant products request phytosanitary certificates through the Ventanilla Única de Exportación and make the product available for inspection. | |
| Instituto Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición (INAN) Processed-food manufacturers | INAN's quality policy says it oversees the safety and quality of processed foods for human consumption, and one of its stated quality objectives is to oversee the implementation and fulfilment of good manufacturing practices. Its priorities include food hygiene and control and updating the food sanitary regulation. | |
| Dirección Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria (DINAVISA) Medicines, medical devices, cosmetics and other health products | Law 6788 of 23 August 2021 makes DINAVISA the authority responsible for regulation, control and oversight of health products such as medicines for human use, chemicals, reagents and medical devices, as well as cosmetics, perfumes and household sanitary products, and for ensuring their quality, safety and efficacy; it can sanction infractions. Its site publishes health alerts about products sold without sanitary registration. | |
| Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (MITIC), through its Cybersecurity and Information Protection area and CERT-PY Public bodies and private organisations exposed to cyber risk | MITIC was created by Law 6207/2018. Decree 3900/2025 approved the National Cybersecurity Strategy 2025-2028. CERT-PY's legal framework page also lists Law 6822/2021 on trust services for electronic transactions and MITIC resolutions on mandatory reporting of cyber incidents (346/2020), a guide to critical cybersecurity controls (277/2020), an information security governance model (733/2019) and minimum software security criteria (699/2019). CERT-PY offers a cybersecurity maturity diagnostic based on the NIST framework. These pages do not name ISO/IEC 27001. | |
| Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social (MTESS), through its Dirección de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional (DSSO) Employers: occupational safety and health | Law 5804 of 2017 establishes the Sistema Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales under State direction and control and requires employers to be included gradually. The DSSO, created within MTESS under Law 5115/13, is the administrative authority on occupational safety and health; its technical supervision department verifies compliance with labour rules and reviews workplace risk assessments. MTESS lists Decree-Law 14390/92 and several MTESS resolutions among its legal provisions. | |
| Ministerio del Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (MADES) Industry, agribusiness and projects with environmental impact | MADES descends from the Secretaría del Ambiente created by Law 1561 of 2000 and was raised to ministerial rank by Law 6123/2018; it describes its role as steering policy on environmental quality control, waste management and climate change mitigation, among other areas. Its site publishes a searchable register of environmental impact declarations by year, project and location. | |
| Secretaría de Prevención de Lavado de Dinero o Bienes (SEPRELAD) Obliged entities under anti-money-laundering rules | SEPRELAD's site describes an AML/CFT system, a national risk assessment, FATF and GAFILAT relations and surveys addressed to sujetos obligados (obliged entities). The site does not cite ISO 37001 or ISO 37301. |
Accreditation and recognition
- Organismo Nacional de Acreditación (ONA), part of the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT): National accreditation body: ONA's quality manual says it is a public institution incorporated into CONACYT by Law 2279 of 7 November 2003, which amended the General Science and Technology Law 1028/97; articles 15 and 16 of that Law make it responsible for running the national accreditation system and for accrediting conformity assessment bodies, namely testing and calibration laboratories, proficiency testing providers, product, management system and personnel certification bodies, and inspection bodies.
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología (INTN): National standards body: INTN's site describes a public, autarchic and decentralised entity created by Law 862/63 and reorganised by Law 2575/05, related to the Executive through the Ministerio de Industria y Comercio; its Organismo Nacional de Normalización develops, promotes and disseminates standards, with active participation of the sectors involved and in line with international criteria.
Look for a certification body whose accreditation scope covers your standard and sector, from a national accreditation body recognised under the international arrangements of Global ACI (Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated, formerly the IAF MLA). Sterling does not certify.
Tenders and procurement
- Registro de Proveedores del Estado and public purchasing under Law 7021/2022 (Dirección Nacional de Contrataciones Públicas (DNCP)): The DNCP portal presents Law 7021/2022 on supply and public procurement and a Registro de Proveedores del Estado, whose organisation and operation DNCP Resolution 2939/2024 regulates; DNCP describes it as an evolution of the earlier provider information system that allows digital registration and updating of company documents. The registry is the route into State sales, and any ISO certificate requirement comes from the individual tender documents.
Economic zones
- Maquila regime (Law 7547 of 8 September 2025) and the Consejo Nacional de la Industria Maquiladora de Exportación (CNIME): auto parts, garments, beverages and alcoholic liquids, aluminium manufactures, chemical and pharmaceutical products, plastics, food products, intangible services
- Investment and export promotion through REDIEX: foreign direct investment, exporters
Sterling in Paraguay
Sterling delivers in Paraguay from its New York office: one team from scoping to certificate, with Effivity ISO & GRC software and Sterling Academy access included. Sterling does not certify; certification decisions stay with independent bodies.
Questions Paraguay clients ask
Does Paraguay have a data protection law?
Yes. Law 7593 on personal data protection was promulgated and published on 27 November 2025 and creates the Agencia Nacional de Protección de Datos Personales inside MITIC as supervisory authority. The text delays entry into force until a transition period counted from official publication has passed and calls for implementing regulation, so check the current position with the Agency or your counsel. Credit data has its own Law 6534/2020.
Which body accredits certification bodies and laboratories in Paraguay?
The Organismo Nacional de Acreditación, known as ONA, does. It is a public body incorporated into CONACYT by Law 2279 of 2003 and covers laboratories, proficiency testing providers, product, personnel and management system certification bodies and inspection bodies. Its quality manual lists IAAC and ILAC recognitions for testing, calibration, product certification and inspection, but none for management system certification. Ask any certification body for its accreditation certificate and scope.
Who controls meat exports from Paraguay?
SENACSA, the Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Salud Animal created by Law 2426 of 2004, does. Its site describes authorising establishments that handle animal-origin products after checking hygiene and sanitary requirements, and it publishes lists of open markets and of plants by destination country, plus technical documents covering HACCP, SOPs and GMP. Confirm the requirements for your product and destination with SENACSA.
Do Paraguayan public tenders require ISO certificates?
Not as a general rule. Public purchasing runs under Law 7021 of 2022, and suppliers enter through the Registro de Proveedores del Estado that DNCP Resolution 2939/2024 regulates. Whether a certificate is needed depends on each tender's own documents, so read the quality and technical conditions before investing in certification, and check them again when a tender is amended.
What is the maquila regime and does it matter for management system audits?
It is a production system in which goods or services are made for a foreign parent company under an international contract, with everything produced exported. Law 7547 of 8 September 2025 now regulates it, replacing Law 1064/97, and CNIME promotes its policies. Auto parts and garment plants in the regime often meet foreign customers' quality requirements, which is where ISO audits come in.
Who handles cybersecurity in Paraguay?
MITIC does, through its cybersecurity and information protection area and CERT-PY. MITIC was created by Law 6207/2018, and Decree 3900/2025 approved the National Cybersecurity Strategy 2025-2028. CERT-PY's legal framework page also lists MITIC resolutions on mandatory reporting of cyber incidents and on critical controls. Ask MITIC whether those resolutions bind your organisation.
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Sources
- Ley N° 7593 DE PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS PERSONALES EN LA REPÚBLICA DEL PARAGUAY (Law 7593 on personal data protection) — bacn.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Ley N° 6534/2020 DE PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS PERSONALES CREDITICIOS (Law 6534/2020 on personal credit data) — bacn.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- SENACSA was created by Law 2426/2004, and Law 7221/2023 set up the animal identification system. Its animal-origin products page describes authorising establishments after analysis and verification of hygiene and sanitary requirements, registering companies, export and import procedures, lists of open markets and of plants by destination country, and a collection of technical documents on the meat industry that includes HACCP, SOPs (POES) and GMP (BPM). — senacsa.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- SENAVE states that it was created by Law 2459/04 to regulate and certify the quality of plant products and agrochemicals, grants or cancels import registrations for agrochemical firms, registers seeds, and registers and supervises entities that certify organic plant products. Exporters of plant products request phytosanitary certificates through the Ventanilla Única de Exportación and make the product available for inspection. — senave.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- INAN's quality policy says it oversees the safety and quality of processed foods for human consumption, and one of its stated quality objectives is to oversee the implementation and fulfilment of good manufacturing practices. Its priorities include food hygiene and control and updating the food sanitary regulation. — inan.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Law 6788 of 23 August 2021 makes DINAVISA the authority responsible for regulation, control and oversight of health products such as medicines for human use, chemicals, reagents and medical devices, as well as cosmetics, perfumes and household sanitary products, and for ensuring their quality, safety and efficacy; it can sanction infractions. Its site publishes health alerts about products sold without sanitary registration. — dinavisa.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- MITIC was created by Law 6207/2018. Decree 3900/2025 approved the National Cybersecurity Strategy 2025-2028. CERT-PY's legal framework page also lists Law 6822/2021 on trust services for electronic transactions and MITIC resolutions on mandatory reporting of cyber incidents (346/2020), a guide to critical cybersecurity controls (277/2020), an information security governance model (733/2019) and minimum software security criteria (699/2019). CERT-PY offers a cybersecurity maturity diagnostic based on the NIST framework. These pages do not name ISO/IEC 27001. — mitic.gov.py; cert.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Law 5804 of 2017 establishes the Sistema Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales under State direction and control and requires employers to be included gradually. The DSSO, created within MTESS under Law 5115/13, is the administrative authority on occupational safety and health; its technical supervision department verifies compliance with labour rules and reviews workplace risk assessments. MTESS lists Decree-Law 14390/92 and several MTESS resolutions among its legal provisions. — mtess.gov.py; bacn.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- MADES descends from the Secretaría del Ambiente created by Law 1561 of 2000 and was raised to ministerial rank by Law 6123/2018; it describes its role as steering policy on environmental quality control, waste management and climate change mitigation, among other areas. Its site publishes a searchable register of environmental impact declarations by year, project and location. — mades.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- SEPRELAD's site describes an AML/CFT system, a national risk assessment, FATF and GAFILAT relations and surveys addressed to sujetos obligados (obliged entities). The site does not cite ISO 37001 or ISO 37301. — seprelad.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Organismo Nacional de Acreditación (ONA), part of the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) — conacyt.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología (INTN) — intn.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Registro de Proveedores del Estado and public purchasing under Law 7021/2022 — contrataciones.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Maquila regime (Law 7547 of 8 September 2025) and the Consejo Nacional de la Industria Maquiladora de Exportación (CNIME) — mic.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
- Investment and export promotion through REDIEX — rediex.gov.py (accessed 18 Oct 2026)
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