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Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGPvsGDPR

See exactly how Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP controls map to GDPR. Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.

6
Controls Mapped
18
Gaps Found
21%
Coverage

According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP maps to GDPR with 21% coverage across 5 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 24 Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP controls identifies 19 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in CR Ley 8968: Denuncias, Procedimiento y Regimen Sancionatorio.

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CR Ley 8968: Datos Sensibles, Seguridad y Confidencialidad(2 mappings)

CR-8968-Art.10Seguridad de los datos
→GDPR-Art.32Security of processing
CR-8968-Art.9Categorias particulares de los datos (datos sensibles)
→GDPR-Art.9Processing of special categories of personal data

CR Ley 8968: Transferencia Internacional de Datos(1 mappings)

CR-8968-Art.14Transferencia de datos personales (regla general)
→GDPR-Art.44General principle for transfers

CR Ley 8968: Principios y Consentimiento(3 mappings)

CR-8968-Art.5Principio de consentimiento informado2 targets
→GDPR-Art.6Lawfulness of processing
→GDPR-Art.7Conditions for consent
CR-8968-Art.6Principio de calidad de la informacion
→GDPR-Art.5Principles relating to processing of personal data

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What are the key differences between Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP and GDPR?

Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP has 24 controls across its framework, while GDPR covers 27 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 5 overlapping controls (21% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in CR Ley 8968: Denuncias, Procedimiento y Regimen Sancionatorio, where 6 Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP controls have no direct GDPR equivalent.

How many controls map between Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP and GDPR?

Of 24 total Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP controls, 5 map directly to GDPR controls — representing 21% coverage. The remaining 19 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP to GDPR?

19 Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP controls have no direct equivalent in GDPR. The highest concentration of gaps is in CR Ley 8968: Denuncias, Procedimiento y Regimen Sancionatorio with 6 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.

Which control domains have the most gaps between Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968) as amended by Executive Decree No. 42089-MGP and GDPR?

The domain with the highest gap count is CR Ley 8968: Denuncias, Procedimiento y Regimen Sancionatorio (6 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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