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Agreement Modifies Imported and Exported Merchandise Regulated by SENER in Mexico

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The Mexican Ministries of Economy (Secretaría de Economía or SE) and Energy (Secretaría de Energía or SENER) on Nov. 6, 2023, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación or DOF), the...more

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Mexico Issues Decree establishing measures to combat the illicit fuel market, related to the importation of goods regulated by...

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On October 23, 2023, the Mexican Executive published in the Federal Official Gazette the "Decree establishing measures to combat the illicit market of fuels, related to the importation of goods regulated by SENER" ("Decree")....more

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for August 2023

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

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Restablecimiento de Medidas Asimétricas a Pemex en Ventas de Primera Mano y Comercialización

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El 15 de junio de 2023, la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación otorgó un amparo a diversas empresas que implica el restablecimiento de medidas asimétricas que fueron impuestas por la Comisión Reguladora de Energía (“CRE”)...more

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ASEA publica proyecto de nueva NOM para almacenamiento de Gas LP

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El Proyecto de nueva Norma Oficial Mexicana pretende regular aspectos relacionados con las instalaciones de almacenamiento de Gas LP....more

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Mining Reform in Mexico: Principal Amendments, Effect, and Implications for Foreign Investors

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In Short - The Background: On May 8, 2023, Mexico published several amendments to laws relating to the country's mining industry. ...more

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Power Supply Options for New Investments in Mexico: An Overview

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With global supply chains under stress and economic growth slowing down, localization of new investments has become an increasingly popular way to reduce costs. Mexico's geographical position is privileged in a number of...more

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United States and Canada Request Consultations Over Mexico's Energy Policies Under USMCA

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On July 20, 2022, the United States requested consultations with Mexico under the Dispute Settlement chapter of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), arguing that several of Mexico’s energy policies are...more

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Proposed Constitutional Reform in Mexican Power Sector

On October 1, 2021, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador submitted to the House of Representatives a bill to amend the Mexican constitution in respect of the electric power sector. The bill aims to reassert the...more

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2021 Mexican Constitutional Reform Bill: Proposed Changes for Foreign Investors in the Electricity Sector

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On September 30, 2021, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent the Reform Initiative to the House of Representatives and the United Commission of Constitutional and Energy Matters for review and plenary voting....more

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Energy Reform in Mexico

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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), on Sept. 30, 2021, sent to Congress a constitutional reform proposal relating to Mexico's energy sector (the Proposal). For now, the Proposal consists of a few...more

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Mexico – CRE Fixes Maximum LP Gas Prices after SENER Issues Emergency Guideline

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After a brief review before the Federal Regulatory Improvement Commission (Comisión Nacional de Mejora Regulatoria, “CONAMER”), on July 28, 2021, the Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía, “SENER”) published in the...more

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Amendments to Mexico’s Power Industry Law Remain Suspended Despite Court Decisions

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As of July 15, 2021, both Federal Collegiate Courts in Administrative Matters Specialized in Economic Competition (Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Administrativa Especializado en Competencia Económica, Radiodifusión y...more

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Mexico - District Judge Suspends Amendment of Hydrocarbons Law That Repealed PEMEX’s Asymmetric Regulation

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On May 31, 2021, Judge Juan Pablo Gómez Fierro of the Second District Court for Administrative Matters, specialized in Economic Competition, Broadcasting and Telecommunications ("District Judge"), suspended the amendment to...more

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Mexican Electric Industry Reform: A Setback to Climate Change Policies?

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Precedents and Goals on Climate Change - In accordance with Mexican legal precedents, climate change is the "[v]ariation of the climate directly or indirectly attributed to human activity, which alters the composition of...more

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Amendment to the Hydrocarbons Law and resolution that eliminates the asymmetric regulation applicable to Pemex

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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

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Mexico Targets Foreign Investors in Oil and Gas Sector with Changes to Hydrocarbon Law

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Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador approved for publication on May 4 changes to Mexico’s Hydrocarbon Law (the Hydrocarbons Reform), which is aimed to impair investors in the sector. Following publication in the...more

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Amendment to the Hydrocarbons Law

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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

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Mexico – First Amendment to the Hydrocarbons Law is Published

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On May 4, 2021, the first amendment to Mexico’s Hydrocarbons Law was published in the Federal Official Gazette, with the legislative process having concluded on April 22, 2021, after a heated debate during a plenary session...more

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Mexico – Another Amendment to the Hydrocarbons Law Would Eliminate Asymmetric Regulation for Pemex

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Another proposed reform to the Hydrocarbons Law has gone through a hasty legislative process. On April 29, 2021, the Mexican Senate approved a reform bill ending the powers of the Energy Regulatory Commission (“CRE”) to...more

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New Mexican Power Regulatory Framework – Defense Mechanisms Available to Investors

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The current administration has sustained an attack against the electricity legal framework established by its predecessor. The new framºework reflects a major change in policy concerning the participation of the private...more

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No, Mexico is Not Turning Into Venezuela

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Following the Mexican government’s latest initiative of the Mexican government to amend the Hydrocarbons Law, the concerns about Mexico following in Venezuela’s footsteps to undo the energy reform (like Venezuela destroyed...more

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Mexico Discusses to Revoke Asymmetric Regulation to Pemex

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On April 20, 2021, the Mexican Energy Commission of the Chamber of Representatives (Comisión de Energía de la Cámara de Diputados) held an extraordinary session to present and approve on the same day a bill to reform the...more

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Mexico's Lower House Approves Bill to Reform Oil and Gas Sector

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After approval from the Mexican Energy Commission of the Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados), the country's lower house of congress approved on April 14, 2021, the bill to reform the Hydrocarbons Law (Ley de...more

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Mexico – The House of Representatives Approves an Initiative to Amend the Hydrocarbons Law

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On March 26, 2021, the House of Representatives published an initiative from the executive branch to reform the Hydrocarbons Law (the “Draft of Reform”) in its Parliamentary Gazette....more

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