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Mexico City, July 29th, 2021.   On June 3rd, 2021, the Law of Transparency, Prevention and Elimination of Unlawful Practices in Advertising Services (hereinafter, the «Law») was published in the Federal Official Gazette. The purpose of the Law is to promote transparency in the advertising market, as well as to prevent and eliminate commercial practicesLeer más

Mexico City, July 27th, 2021.   The National Commission for the Protection and Defense of the Users of Financial Services (Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros) (“CONDUSEF”) enabled a new portal whose purpose is to allow the users of a FinTech Institutions (Instituciones de Tecnología Financiera) (“FinTechs”) toLeer más

No. 02/2021   APRIL The Commission updated the Concentration Notification Guidelines. On April 8th, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (the “Commission”) updated the Concentration Notification Guidelines, through the Federal Official Gazette (“DOF” for its initials in Spanish) to provide a greater certainty to economic agents with respect to the analysis of notified concentrations. Among theLeer más

  Mexico City, June 29th, 2021.   Yesterday, the Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation («Mexican Supreme Court»), invalidated with general effects the articles of the General Health Law that establishes the absolute prohibition to consume cannabis and THC for recreational purposes. The effects of the resolution issued by the SCJNLeer más

  Ciudad de México, 29 de junio de 2021.   El día de ayer, el Pleno de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (“SCJN”), invalidó con efectos generales los artículos de la Ley General de Salud que establece la prohibición absoluta para consumir cannabis y THC con fines recreativos o lúdicos. Los efectosLeer más

Mexico City, June 08th, 2021.   The federal government analyzes the possibility of publishing the draft of the Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-001-SEMARNAT-2017 («Draft NOM»), which establishes the permissible limits of pollutants in wastewater discharges in receiving bodies owned by the Nation, which would replace NOM-001-SEMARNAT-1996, which establishes the maximum permissible limits of pollutants in wastewaterLeer más

Mexico City, June 07th, 2021.   On May 31st, 2021, the Decree amending, adding, and repealing various provisions of the Rules of Health Supplies («Decree») was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which entered into force the following day of its publication. The main provisions contained in the Decree are: A labeling andLeer más

Mexico City, May 31st, 2021.   The Federal Economic Competition Commission (FECC) announced today that it has initiated investigation no. DC-001-2021 to determine whether effective competition conditions exist in the non-pipeline distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The FECC clarified that the relevant market is related to the sale of LPG through portable containers (cylinders)Leer más

Mexico City, May 25th, 2021.   The Second Transitory Article of the Decree that reforms the provisions relating to subcontracting in labor, social security and tax matters, charged the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (“STPS for its acronym in Spanish”) to issue the general guidelines for the registration of individuals and legal entities thatLeer más

Mexico City, May 2021.   As a response to its clients´ needs, the firm decided to strengthen its already strong Labour, Employment and Social Security practice group. As a result, David Eugenio Puente Tostado joined the firm as partner in the firm’s office in the city of Monterrey. David has more than twenty years ofLeer más