Topics

Automotive

Mexico Issues New Regulations on Electric Vehicle and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Charging.Proposed Reopening of North American Automotive Sector

Banking and Finance

Mexico Amends Rules for Issuing Electronic Negotiable InstrumentsRecommendations for Granting Guaranties (Pledges) on Personal Property in Mexico for International and Cross-Border Transactions

Corporate

Mexico’s department of public administration issues guidelines for the new registry of business integrity and distinctionForming a company in the United States

Data Privacy

Amendment Decree on Transparency, Access to Public Information and Personal Data Protection

Energy

Mexico Issues New Regulations on Electricity StorageMexico Publishes New Energy Legislation

Environmental

Mexico Issues New Standard Classifying Areas not Suitable for Human Settlement Due to Climate RisksLegal Liability for Soil Contamination in Mexico

Food and Agribusiness

U.S. Agricultural Producers Address Concern as to Declining Trade with MexicoMexico Publishes Actions for the Gradual Reduction of Glyphosate and Transgenic Corn

Intellectual Property

Powers of attorney granted abroad by entities-Intellectual PropertyMexico Enacts New Federal Protection of Industrial Property Law

International Trade and Customs

Temporary exemption to the prohibition to temporary import apparel under an IMMEX ProgramMexico Establishes Temporary Increase in Textile Tariffs and Temporary Importation Prohibited by IMMEX Program 

Labor and Employment

Will Mexican Judicial Elections Create a New Mandatory Paid Holiday in Mexico?Mexico Finally Enacts Its So-Called “Chair Law”

Legal Updates

Mexico Enacts Major Amendments to its Constitution Affecting the Judicial BranchPolitical Thermometer

Litigation

Mexico Amends Amparo Law regarding Suspensions of Legal ActsMexico publishes long-awaited ADR Law

Mergers & Acquisitions

Preparing a Mexican Company for Legal Due Diligence in Cross-Border or International Transactions

Public Procurement

Appeals of Unilateral Settlements and Releases Issued by Government Entities in Public Works Contracts

Real Estate

Key differences between Real Estate Professionals in the United States and MexicoIndustrial Zoning in Mexico

Tax

Mexico Grants Tax Incentives to Spur Investment, Training and Technological InnovationMexico City’s Government Increases Payroll Tax Rate and Creates New Ecological Tax

Transportation and Logistics

New General Agreement to regulate the permanent International Cargo Transportation Permit for United States of America and Canada carriers in Mexico (the “Agreement”), issued by the Department of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (“SICT” for its Spanish acronym).   Mexico Issues New Official Regulations on the Transportation of Hazardous Cargo

U.S. Inbound Trade and Investment

How Foreign Investors Can Use U.S. Wills to Accomplish Their Estate Planning Goals