On February 17, 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Energy published in the Federal Official Gazette (the "DOF") the "Resolution that abrogates the resolution that suspends all the consequences derived from the...more
On 16 February 2022, the First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice ("SCJ") ruled in favor of the Ejidal Commissariat and the Nahua Indigenous Community of Tecoltemi, ordering the withdrawal of two mining concessions from...more
On September 30, 2021, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent to the Chamber of Deputies an "Initiative with a draft of decree amending articles 25, 27 and 28 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican...more
On August 20, the Government of Mexico requested consultations with the United States under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) "for the purpose of avoiding or settling a potential dispute" regarding the Agreement's rules...more
[co-authors: Rhulani Matsimbi, and Kit Goodfellow]
Three pillars are at the heart of global efforts to boost sustainability and make our built environment cleaner, greener and more socially responsible: construction,...more
On May 19, 2021, the Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador published in the Federal Official Gazette1 the "Decree amending the thirteenth transitory article of the Hydrocarbons Law" (the "Reform"), in order to...more
Following our client alert published on March 30, 2021, the "decree by which several provisions of the Hydrocarbons Law are amended and added" (the "Reform") was published on May 4, 2021 and entered into effect on May 5,...more
On April 23, 2021, the Decree amending, adding and repealing several provisions of the Federal Labor Law, the Social Security Law, the Law of the National Workers' Housing Fund Institute, the Federal Tax Code, the Income Tax...more
On March 26, 2021, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent to the Chamber of Deputies the "initiative to modify the Hydrocarbons Law," (the "Initiative").
The Initiative intends to modify relevant aspects of...more
On February 25, 2021, the National Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of the Hydrocarbon Sector ("ASEA")1 published the "General administrative provisions that establish the Guidelines regarding the...more
On February 1, 2021, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent to the Chamber of Deputies the "Preferential treatment initiative to modify the Electricity Industry Law," (the "Initiative").
The Initiative would...more
Following our client alert published on November 17, 2020, it is informed that the Resolution that establishes the products whose import and exports is subject to regulation by the Ministry of Energy (the "Resolution") was...more
On December 17, 2020, the National Hydrocarbons Commission ("CNH") published in the Federal Official Gazette ("DOF") the Resolution CNH.E.50.002/2020 (the "Resolution"), by means of which the Administrative Provisions...more
On December 1, 2020, the Ministry of Economy ("SE") and the Ministry of Energy ("SENER") published the preliminary draft (the "Preliminary Draft") of the Resolution that establishes the products whose import and export is...more
Following our client alert published on October 12, 20201, described below are the projects announced in the Second Infrastructure Investment Plan, which includes 29 new projects, representing a total amount of MXN $228...more
Agreement for Economic Reactivation -
On October 5, 2020, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, together with the Business Coordinating Council, executed the Agreement for Economic Reactivation (hereafter the "Plan"),...more
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) instituted a global safeguard investigation concerning imports of fresh, chilled or frozen blueberries, pursuant to Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, on October 6, 2020. In its...more
On October 7, 2020, the Energy Regulatory Commission (Comisión Reguladora de Energía, "CRE") published in the Federal Official Gazette ("DOF") a resolution (the "Resolution") to amend the "General provisions that establish...more
On July 29, 2020, the Board of Commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission ("CRE") approved the "Regulatory Program 2020" (the "Regulatory Program") by means of Resolution No. A/024/2020. The Regulatory Program is a...more
The Federal Judicial Branch published on August 14, 2020, on the Weekly Federal Judiciary, certain jurisprudence criteria related to the energy sector. In particular, the criteria relates to the jurisdiction of the District...more
On August 3, 2020, the National Hydrocarbons Commission (the "CNH") published through the Federal Official Gazette, the resolution whereby the CNH establishes several measures in order to promote the development of petroleum...more
8/7/2020
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Petroleum ,
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Suspension Clause
On July 8, 2020, the Ministry of Energy ("SENER") issued through the Federal Official Gazette, the Energy Sector Program (Programa Sectorial de Energía) 2020-2024 (the "PROSENER"). PROSENER is a planning instrument derived...more
7/16/2020
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Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Mexico ,
Oil & Gas ,
PEMEX ,
Power Plants ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy
On June 3, 2020, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published an interim version of the Uniform Regulations concerning the interpretation, application, and administration of key provisions of the...more
6/16/2020
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Automotive Industry ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Duty Free ,
Foreign Relations ,
Imports ,
NAFTA ,
Steel Industry ,
Trade Relations ,
Transportation Industry ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
On May 7, 2020, the Federal Antitrust Commission (Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica, “COFECE”) issued the opinion No. OPN-006-2020 (the “Opinion”) in regard to the “Resolution to ensure the efficiency, quality,...more
On April 29, 2020, the National Energy Control Center (“CENACE”) published within the Market Information System a “Resolution to ensure the efficiency, quality, reliability, continuity and safety of the National Electric...more