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Regulatory Change Identification

The organization shall identify changes in legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements that may affect the organization's compliance obligations. Identification shall include monitoring of regulatory bodies, industry associations, legal updates, and other relevant sources, with identified changes documented.

Requirement ID
CMP-006-R002
Parent Control
Domain Code

Requirement Details & Guidance

CMP-006-R002 · CMP-006
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to identify relevant changes in laws, regulations, and contracts that can affect compliance obligations and to support consistent, auditable compliance management.

Implementation Guidance

Define the required regulatory change identification process, accountable roles, inputs, outputs, approval points, evidence requirements, review frequency, and escalation criteria. Integrate the activity with the organization's compliance records and related risk, policy, control, and assessment processes. A financial services organization tracks regulatory updates, assesses affected controls and processes, assigns implementation actions, and communicates required changes to control owners.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

CMP-006-R002 · Field Guidance

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        CMP-006 · Recommended Approach

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          Typical Owner

          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.5 – Monitor, Evaluate and Assess (MEA) > MEA03 – Managed Compliance with External Requirements > MEA03.02 – Optimize response to external requirements.
          COBIT
          Governance Framework
          v2019 View →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 9(4)(f) – Documented policies for patches and updates
          EU
          Regulation
          vCurrent View →
          GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The General Data Protection Regulation is a bindin... Clause: Article 5(2) – Accountability; Article 24(1) – Responsibility of the controller
          EU
          Regulation
          vCurrent View →
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.17-3.1 – Legal and Regulatory; §1.5-IV – Review Frequency
          India
          Guideline
          vLatest View →
          ISO22301 ISO/IEC 22301 ISO 22301 specifies requirements for a Business Co... Clause: 4.2.2 – Legal and regulatory requirements; 6.1.1 – Determining risks and opportunities
          ISO
          Standard
          v2019 View →
          ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 4.2 – Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties
          ISO
          Standard
          v2022 View →
          ISO27002 ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.31 – Legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements; 5.36 – Compliance with policies, rules and standards for information security
          ISO
          Standard
          v2022 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: GV.OC – Organizational Context | GV.OC-03 – Legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements regarding cybersecurity — including privacy and civil liberties obligations — are understood and managed
          NIST
          Framework
          v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.12 – PLANNING, 3.4 – ASSESSMENT, AUTHORIZATION, AND MONITORING; PL-1 – POLICY AND PROCEDURES, CA-1 – POLICY AND PROCEDURES
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          vRev. 5 View →
          NPCI-ISR NPCI Information Security Requirements NPCI information-security requirements define cont... Clause: Governance Controls; Policy, Roles and Risk Linkages – Monitor policy compliance and exceptions
          India
          Standard
          vLatest View →
          RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: Circular §5 – Identification/assessment of inherent cyber risks and controls
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 1.1 GV.OC: Organizational Context
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC3.4 – Risk Assessment – COSO Principle 9: The entity identifies and assesses changes that could significantly impact the system of internal control. CC5.3 – Control Activities – COSO Principle 12: The entity deploys control activities through policies that establish what is expected and in procedures that put policies into action. CC8.1 – Change Management – The entity authorizes, designs, develops or acquires, configures, documents, tests, approves, and implements changes to infrastructure, data, software, and procedures to meet its objectives.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
          vLatest View →

          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          Compliance Management (CMP)
          Purpose:
          To ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and contractual obligations.
          Scope:
          Enterprise

          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          Regulatory Change Management (CMP-006)
          Summary:
          Establishes systematic processes to identify, monitor, assess, prioritize, communicate, and implement changes in applicable laws, regulations, and contractual requirements.
          Business Description:
          Systematically identify, track, and assess changes in relevant laws and regulations.