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Mexico City, April 12th, 2021.   On April 8, 2021, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (the “Commission”) updated the Merger Notification Guidelines (the «Guidelines») which were published in the Federal Official Gazette, which contains amendments to the first version published in 2015. The Guidelines are intended to be a tool for economic agents who intendLeer más

Mexico City, January 29th, 2021.   On January 29th, 2021, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“Commission”) issued a ninth general resolution that suspends deadlines for certain proceedings (the “Ninth Suspension”).   The Commission’s Board decided that from February 2nd through 19th, 2021 the Commission will be working as usual, but all deadlines would be suspended exceptLeer más

Mexico City, January 26th, 2021.   On January 26, 2021, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“FECC”) issued new Guidelines on the Immunity and Leniency Program (“Guidelines”), which replaces version no. 003/2015 of the Guidelines (“Previous Guidelines”). The Guidelines do not interpret or replace the immunity program (“Program”) regulations provided for in the Federal Economic CompetitionLeer más

Mexico City, January 15th, 2021.   On January 15th, 2021, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“Commission”) issued an eighth general resolution that suspends deadlines for certain proceedings (the «Eighth Suspension”).   The Commission’s Board decided that from January 18th through 29th, 2021 the Commission will be working as usual, but all deadlines would be suspendedLeer más

Mexico City, December 14th, 2020.   On December 11th, 2020, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“Commission”) issued a seventh general resolution (the “Seventh Suspension”) that suspends deadlines for certain proceedings and declares non-working days.   The Commission’s Board decided that: (i) January 4th to 8th, 2021 would be considered as non-working days, and (ii) allLeer más

Mexico City, November 26th, 2020.   The Federal Economic Competition Commission (FECC) announced today that it has opened an ex-officio investigation no. IO-002-2020 into possible abuse of dominance practices in the market for supply, wholesale and retail distribution of consumer goods and related services.   The FECC explained that the recently published Study of CompetitionLeer más

Mexico City, October 22nd, 2020   The Investigation Authority of the Federal Telecommunications Institute (the “Investigation Authority”) has published an initial notice of investigation with respect to online search engine services, social networks, mobile operating systems, cloud computing services and related services to determine the possible existence of barriers to competition and free market accessLeer más

  Mexico City, October 22nd, 2020.   The Federal Economic Competition Commission (FECC) announced today that it has initiated investigation no. IO-004-2020 into potential collusive practices in the non-residential real estate rental market in Mexico. The FECC explained that the size of the national non-residential real estate market is estimated at 108 billion pesos andLeer más

Mexico City, October 15th, 2020.   On October 13th, 2020, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“COFECE”) issued a document entitled “Economic Competition Proposals to Contribute to the Reactivation of the Mexican Economy” (the “Proposals”) which contains 12 steps to encourage competition in various relevant markets in the national economy. The Proposals seek to deal withLeer más

Mexico City, September 29th, 2020.   The Federal Economic Competition Commission (FECC) announced today that it has initiated investigation no. IO-002-2019 into potential collusive practices in the manufacturing and distribution market of waterproofing supplies in Mexico. The FECC explained that, in addition to being a key input in the construction industry, waterproofing materials are alsoLeer más