As soon as the Mexican Ministry of Health approved the first emergency-use authorization for a COVID vaccine in December of 2020, the National Vaccination Plan immediately followed. ...more
The Mexican President’s preferential Bill to Reform the Electricity Industry Law has passed both Houses of the Mexican Congress without changes and is now applicable law (the Reformed Electricity Law or the Law).
As we...more
3/12/2021
/ CPTPP ,
Curtailment ,
Electricity ,
Electricity Market Reform (EMR) ,
Energy Sector ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Hydropower ,
International Arbitration ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Wind Power
One year ago, the automotive industry was swiftly and seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This disruption, in addition to the new administration, continues to present a variety of fresh issues.
Foley’s...more
3/10/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Mexico ,
NHTSA ,
Patents ,
Safety Standards ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Wars ,
U.S. Customs ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Vaccinations ,
Vertical Mergers
Under a new Conformity Assessment Procedure issued by the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT, as per its acronym in Spanish), effective February 25, 2021, the Certificates of Conformity (CoC) covering telecom...more
President Andres Manuel López Obrador has sent to the House of Representatives a preferential bill to reform the Electricity Industry Law, which Congress will be required to discuss in the next 60 days....more
2/5/2021
/ Clean Energy ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Hydropower ,
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) ,
Mexico ,
Nuclear Power ,
Paris Agreement ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Solar Energy ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Wind Power
On January 12, 2021, Mexico’s Ministry of Health published in the Federation´s Official Gazette the Federal Health Regulations for the Medical Production, Research and Use of Cannabis and its Pharmaceutical Derivatives (the...more
In relation to our recent insights Brexit: Mexico and the United Kingdom sign Trade Continuity Agreement and Brexit: A First Look at UK-Mexico Trade Continuity Agreement's Relevant Issues, the Governments of Mexico and the...more
As previously reported on December 15, 2020, the Mexican Secretary of Economy and the Secretary of State for International Trade of the United Kingdom issued a joint statement to communicate the signing of the UK-Mexico Trade...more
On December 15, 2020, the Mexican Secretary of Economy and the Secretary of State for International Trade of the United Kingdom, issued a joint statement through which they communicated the signing of the UK-Mexico Trade...more
Over the last several months, Mexico has made a number of important changes to the rules governing the importation and exportation of certain materials. This article focuses on changes to the rules governing compliance with...more
The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement's (USMCA) de minimis provision allows a small percentage of outside-of-North America originating inputs that do not meet the applicable tariff shift, to be used in a qualifying USMCA...more
While there is a growing understanding of the sanitary measures needed to restart manufacturing operations in a safe and efficient manner (i.e. social distancing, testing, masks & facemasks, others), the economic consequences...more
USMCA´s much expected “Uniform Regulations,” which will be binding in all three member countries, were finally issued on June 3, 2020, less than a month ahead of the July 1, 2020 entry into force of the Trade Agreement...more
We know that, as the internal ratification procedures for the United States of America–Mexico–Canada Agreement (“USCMA”) have concluded, the trade agreement will enter into force on July 1, 2020.
It is clear that the...more
As expected, the transportation manufacturing industry (which includes automotive and aerospace), along with the mining and constructions industries, have been characterized as essential and will be allowed to restart...more
Today, the Mexican government confirmed that manufacturing of transportation equipment includes the automotive industry and is an essential activity permitted to operate. There are some inconsistencies reported between the...more
Due to the current COVID-19 outbreak in Mexico, and the corresponding force majeure health emergency that has been declared in the country, the Mexican Government´s health services and most of the health care provided by the...more
On March 26, 2020, the Agreement by which terms are suspended in the Ministry of Economy and administrative measures are established to contain the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 was published in the Mexican Federal Official...more
COVID-19 has and will continue to pose a series of challenges and legal issues to companies doing business in Mexico. The more a company understands about the current challenges, as well as their potential development, will...more
In the three years it took for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to come to fruition, there was much uncertainty surrounding trade relations with Mexico, yet U.S. business executives’ bullishness about...more
...The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Global Automotive Supply Chains -
The intense focus on autonomous vehicles and electrification we see today shows no signs of slowing down: in the new automotive industry, every...more
2/13/2020
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Automotive Industry ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
NHTSA ,
Supply Chain ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
The updated USMCA was signed on December 10, 2019.
These are not business-as-usual times in the trading world. As we know, there is the ongoing trade war with China, Brazil and Argentina are back in the steel and aluminum...more
12/17/2019
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Automotive Industry ,
Canada ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Environmental Policies ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Labor Regulations ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Steel Industry ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
A number of business certainties that we had grown accustomed-to during our adult-lives are being shaken. In addition to monitoring variables such as production-costs and import duties, international trade regulations are...more
11/12/2019
/ Aluminum Sales ,
China ,
Duties ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Manufacturers ,
Mexico ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
NAFTA ,
Steel Industry ,
Strategic Planning ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Wars ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
WTO
On October 11, 2019, Mexico released the project to modify the mandatory “Official Mexican Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010, General Labeling Specifications for Pre-packaged, Non-alcoholic Foodstuffs and Beverages. Commercial...more
In recent posts, we have informed what does IMMEX stands for, and how a company may benefit from said trade facilitation program established by the Mexican government. As we have explained, IMMEX covers final products...more