Publication of the preliminary draft of the Technical Criteria of the Federal Antitrust Commission for the handling of information derived from the legal advice provided to economic agents.
On December 11, 2018, an excerpt of the preliminary draft of the Technical Criteria of the Federal Economic Competition Commission for the handling of information derived from legal advice provided to economic agents (“Technical Criteria”) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.
Amendments to the General Corporations Law: Notices of transfer of shares and partnership interests.
On December 15, 2018, the decree published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on June 14 of the current year entered into force, by which various provisions were added to the General Law of Commercial Companies (“LGSM”), particularly in Articles 73 and 129 of such law, in order to comply with recommendation number twenty-four […]
Initiative to amend Articles 108 and 111 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.
On December 4, 2007, the President of Mexico presented before the Senate of the Republic, through the Ministry of the Interior, a constitutional reform initiative to amend Articles 108 and 111 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States (the “Constitution”) to modify the wording of the constitutional text in order to establish that […]
International Data Protection Convention
On September 28, 2018, the decree promulgating the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with respect to the Automated Processing of Personal Data, entered into between Mexico and France, was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.
“Legality of the consultation for the cancellation of the New Mexico City International Airport (NAIM)”.”
Due to the high passenger demand and the need to increase the airport infrastructure in Mexico, and considering the lack of space for the expansion of the current Mexico City International Airport (AICM), the Mexican government was forced to search for viable sites for the construction of the NAIM, through the preparation of technical and […]
Tax on income from digital services
On September 6, 2018, an initiative was filed for the approval of the Law on the Tax on Income from Digital Services. It is based on the experience of the European Union. Countries such as Norway, Spain, Chile and Argentina have taken similar measures.
Publication of the Provisions to allow Telecommunications Service Providers access to facilities and rights-of-way of the National Electric System.
On October 29, 2018, the General Administrative Provisions to allow Service Providers of the Telecommunications Industry access to facilities and rights-of-way of the National Electric System (“Provisions”) were published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.
Draft Mexican Standard on Electronic Commerce
The Ministry of Economy together with the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor) presented the Draft Mexican Self-Regulation Standard for merchants offering goods or services through electronic media.
Approval of the “General Administrative Provisions to allow service providers of the telecommunications industry access to facilities and rights of way of the National Electric System”.
The plenary session of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) approved the General Administrative Provisions to allow telecommunications industry service providers access to facilities and rights-of-way of the National Electric System (the “Provisions”).
Chapter 27 or “Anti-Corruption Chapter” of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
One of the novelties of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“US-Mexico-Canada Agreement”) is the creation of a chapter for the regulation of anti-corruption provisions; a matter that the previous agreement, i.e. the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), did not contemplate.