Guaranteeing the safety and health of our team, clients and business partners has always been our priority. Now more than ever we reconfirm that priority, and in light of the increase of cases of COVID-19 in North America and the current international uncertainty, we have adopted additional measures to ensure the continuity of your business, maintaining the level and quality of our services, while guaranteeing the health and protection of our clients, team and commercial partners. The following are some of the measures we have taken:

Today, Canada concluded its process of approving the USMCA, following approval in the Parliament and the signing of the Royal Assent.

The governments of the three countries continue to work on the Uniform Rules and the Panelist Lists in preparation for the notification by each of them that they have concluded their approval procedures. The USMCA will enter into force on the first day of the third month after the three countries notify the other signatories of the conclusion of their respective approval processes.

After more than ten years of history of the implementation of the leniency program, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (the “Commission”) has identified that this tool has been very useful to start investigations on which it would have been difficult to have knowledge; however, throughout these years it has also faced unforeseen scenarios that generated gaps at the time of program implementation. Through these new regulatory provisions, the Commission seems to want to grant certainty so that the program continues to build trust and be used successfully.

In view of the global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) problem and the World Health Organization’s declaration that COVID-19 is a pandemic due to the number of cases, we think it would be useful to inform you of the possible implications and obligations for employers if the Ministry of Health declares a health emergency.

We are proud to announce that we have bolstered our firm with two new Partner promotions and a new Of Counsel. With these strategic additions, our partner count rises to 16 and reinforces our firms full-service offering.

We are proud to announce that Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. has been awarded the distinction, “Pro Bono Leading Lights 2019” by Latin Lawyer and The Vance Center, for an eighth consecutive year.

On February 13, 2020, the National Regulatory Improvement Commission (“CONAMER”) published on its webpage the draft sent by the Energy Regulatory Commission (“CRE”) of the “Ruling amending the general administrative provisions establishing the terms for requesting the authorization to change or transfer permits for generation or supply of electricity, contained in resolution number RES/390/2017” (the “Ruling”).

On February 7, 2020, the Ministry of Energy (“SENER”) published in the Official Federal Gazette the “Ruling by which the Energy Ministry approves and publishes the updating of the Transition Strategy to promote the use of cleaner technologies and fuels, in terms of the Energy Transition Law.” (“Updated Strategy”) in order to regulate the sustainable use of energy, and the obligations regarding clean energy and reduction of the Electricity Industry’s polluting emissions. Some of the most relevant aspects of the Updated Strategy include the following:

Today the U.S. Senate approved implementing legislation for the TMEC. With this approval the President of that country is expected to sign the TMEC into law in the next few days.