On September 23, 2025, the “Decree by the National Energy Commission issuing General administrative provisions establishing the Guidelines for the beaconing and technical requirements that must be met by the global positioning system of vehicular units registered under permits for the transportation or distribution of petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gas and petrochemicals by means other
On June 25 of this year, the English proficiency regulations for commercial vehicle drivers issued by the United States Department of Transportation came into effect. These regulations require drivers to correctly answer at least 80% of the questions posed in English by transportation authorities during inspections.
This rule change by the United States transportation authorities
It is common practice that when foreign-based carriers enter Mexico with their vehicles and do not cross the border zone, that is, the international dividing line and the parallel line located twenty kilometers inland from Mexico, the temporary importation of trailers and semi-trailers connected to their trucks is not carried out.
However, in accordance with
On July 16, 2025, the “Decree amending and adding various provisions of the Federal Law for the Prevention and Identification of Transactions with Illicit Funds, and amending Article 400 Bis of the Federal Criminal Code” (the “Decree”), was published in the Official Journal of the Federation.
The Decree introduced several amendments to the Federal Law
On July 2, 2025, the “Decree establishing simplification measures for procedures carried out with the Department of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transportation” (the “Decree”) was published in the Official Journal of the Federation. The Decree’s main purpose is to simplify, digitize, and reduce the processing times for procedures related to the freight transportation sector before the
In triple net leases, the tenant is obligated to pay the rent, as well as the maintenance, insurance and applicable taxes of the leased property, basically the property tax.
With respect to the insurance clause, and depending on the agreed terms, insurance may be contracted by the landlord and reimbursed by the tenant, or it may
On July 31, 2024, the Agreement was published in the Federal Official Gazette and will be in effect the next day.
The purpose of this Agreement is to substitute the original Agreement published in the Federal Official Gazette on July 7, 2011.
In general, the new Agreement is very similar to its prior counterpart. As
On May 27, 2024, Official Mexican Regulation NOM-043-SCT-SEMAR-ARTF-2023 (the “NOM”) was published in the Official Journal of the Federation (the “DOF”), regulating the “Transport document of hazardous cargo”.
A Transport document of hazardous cargo (hereinafter, the “Transport Document”) contains information for the identification of hazardous cargo, of its potential dangers, and of statements to be
Timeshare transfers in Mexico have become more common in recent years, and unfortunately several forms of scams have been used to victimize timeshare owners. This article lists some important considerations to take into account when receiving an alleged offer to purchase a timeshare interest.
For purposes of Mexico’s Federal Consumer Protection Law (“LFPC”), a timeshare
On February 20, 2023, a draft of Official Mexican Standard (“NOM”) PROY-NOM-002-1-SCT-SEMAR-ARTF/2021 (the “Draft One”) was published on the Official Journal of the Federation (“DOF”) regulating the official list of hazardous substances and materials (hazardous goods), including instructions and use of packaging/containers, intermediate bulk containers (RIG), large packaging/containers, portable tanks, multi-element gas containers and bulk