Chilean video game content rating system

Calificación de videojuegos

Decree 51, February, 2017
Territorial extent| Chile
Enacted by|

* Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism
* Ministry of Education
* Ministry General Secretariat of Government

Enacted| February 8, 2017[n 1]
Commenced| January 2, 2018[n 2]
Summary
Reglamento que regula el contenido, forma, dimensiones y demás características de la leyenda que deban exigir los videojuegos
Status: Current legislation

The Chilean video game content rating system (Spanish: "Calificación de videojuegos", colloquially "Ley de etiquetado de videojuegos"), is a set of decrees that regulate the video game rating for video games sold in Chile since 2018.[1] Chile, Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil are the only countries in Latin America to officially adopt a video game content rating system other than the ESRB.

## Classifications

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Classification  | Name  | Description[n 3] | Minimal age

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| Especialmente Recomendado | «Videojuego especialmente recomendado para niños y adolescentes: por contener material educativo y ningún material inapropiado para su edad.»
«Video game especially recommended for children and adolescents: for containing educational material and no inappropriate material for their age.»  | All ages
| Toda Edad | «Videojuego sin contenido objetableque puede ser visto por personas de cualquier edad.»
«Video game without objectionable content that can be viewed by people of any age.»
| 8 años o más | «Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 8 años por contener un porcentaje menor de lenguaje inapropiado, insinuaciones sexuales o violencia.»
«Video game not recommended for children under 8 years of age because it contains a lower percentage of inappropriate language, sexual innuendoes or violence.»  | 8 years or older
| 14 años o más | «Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 14 años por contener un porcentaje moderado de lenguaje inaprpiado, insinuaciones sexuales o violencia.»
«Video game not recommended for people under 14 years of age because it contains a moderate percentage of inappropriate language, sexual innuendoes or violence.»  | 14 years or older
| 18 años o más | «Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 18 años por contener un porcentaje importante de lenguaje vulgar, material sexual explícito, desnudez frecuente o importantes niveles de violencia.»
«Video game not recommended for people under 18 years of age because it contains a significant percentage of vulgar language, explicit sexual material, frequent nudity or significant levels of violence.»  | 18 years or older

If the game has only just been submitted for rating, a label marked, "Mientras resuelve en definitiva el Consejo de Calificación Cinematográfica" ("While the Film Rating Council definitively resolving"), may appear.

## Ratings Criteria

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The agency in charge of classifying video games marketed in Chile is the Film Rating Council. According to the guide published by the Library of Congress,[2] video games released in Chile do not need to be rated if it had already been pre-classified in its country of origin, upon approval by Chile's Cinematrographic Qualification Council.

Video game manufacturers and importers are only permitted by law to sell and lease video games that are not suitable for minors to those who present a photo ID. Violators are subject to fines as well as the confiscation of such video games.

## Notes

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1. ^ Decree 51, February, 2017
2. ^ Decree 89, September, 2017
3. ^ Unofficial translation into English

## References

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1. ^ "Estos son los criterios para etiquetar y clasificar la restricción de videojuegos en Chile". Tarreo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
2. ^ Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (2014-11-27). "Guía legal sobre: Calificación de videojuegos". www.bcn.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2021-01-08.

## External links

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* Resolution 5733 excepmted, September, 2014 "Table of equivalences of video game classification systems"
* Drecree 51, February, 2017 "Video game labeling decree"
* Law 19426 "Consumer law"
* Law 19846 "Film production rating law"
* Law 20756 "Video games and consoles law"

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Video game content rating systems

Active|

* Australian Classification Board (Australia)
* CERO (Japan)
* Chilean Rating System (Chile)
* ClassInd (Brazil)
* ESRA (Iran)
* ESRB (US, Canada)
* FPB (South Africa)
* Game Rating and Administration Committee (South Korea)
* Game Software Rating Regulations (Taiwan)
* Games Rating Authority (United Kingdom)
* Gmedia (Saudi Arabia)
* IARC (online)
* Indonesian Game Rating System (Indonesia)
* iOS App Store (online)
* National Audiovisual Institute (Finland)
* OFLC (New Zealand)
* RARS (Russia)
* SMECCV (Mexico)
* PEGI (Europe*, Israel)
* USK (Germany)

Former/Defunct|

* 3DO Rating System (US)
* BBFC** (UK)
* ICRA (online)
* Korea Media Rating Board
* NMC (United Arab Emirates)
* Recreational Software Advisory Council (US)
* SELL (France)
* Videogame Rating Council (US)

Related|

* List of AO-rated video games
* List of banned video games in Australia

* *Not all of Europe uses the PEGI rating system.
* **The BBFC still exists as a motion picture rating system. Additionally, it continues to rate video games containing pornographic, or having external video material.

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