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This document provides an overview of the most recent legislative reforms in the hydrocarbons sector, offering a concise and up-to-date synopsis of the regulatory changes that have impacted this industry. This note compiles and describes the most relevant developments, presented in chronological order to facilitate their understanding and analysis.

On Thursday, July 17, 2025, the provisions on occupational risk factors to guarantee the right to rest during the workday of workers who stand while working (the “Provisions”), which are related to the entry into force of the “Chair Law”, were published in the Federal Official Gazette.

As anticipated in our October 2024 and June 2025 communications, Mexico’s Congress approved, during an extraordinary session—the decree that substantially reforms the Federal Law for the Prevention and Identification of Transactions with Illicit Proceeds (LFPIORPI) and the Federal Criminal Code (CPF). The decree was approved by the House of Representatives (Camara de Diputados) on June 28, submitted to the Executive, and published today in the Official Gazette (DOF), entering into force the day following its publication.

This June 9, 2025, Administrative Resolution (Acuerdo) No. 77/2025 was published in the Official Gazette (DOF). Issued by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), this Resolution introduces a set of administrative simplification and regulatory improvement measures that affect various procedures governed by the Federal Law for the Prevention and Identification of Transactions Involving Illicit Proceeds (LFPIORPI).

On June 5, 2025, the “Resolution by which the deadlines and timeframes for the receipt and processing of matters under the jurisdiction of the National Energy Commission are resumed, in accordance with the powers conferred and transferred to it, and which establishes the strategy for their handling.” (the “Resolution”), was published in the evening edition of the Federal Official Gazette. The Resolution entered into force on June 6, 2025.

On May 22, 2025, a Decree Granting Tax Incentives in the Economic Development Hubs for Well-Being (“Decree”) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación). The incentives established therein consist of the immediate deduction of investments in new fixed assets, and an additional deduction for training-related expenses.

On April 16, 2025, the “Decree Amending, Adding, and Repealing Various Provisions of the Law on Public Works and Related Services ("LOPSRM" for its acronym in Spanish)” was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (the “Reform”). The changes introduced by the Reform aim to strengthen efficiency, integrity, and transparency in public procurement processes, as well as to incorporate a new digital platform and more rigorous technical criteria for the execution of public works.

On April 16, 2025, the Decree issuing the Law on Public Procurement, Leasing and Services and amending, supplementing and repealing various provisions of the Federal Law on Republican Austerity, the Law on Social and Solidarity Economy, and the General Law on Cooperative Societies (the “New LAASSP” for its acronym in Spanish) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.

Mexico’s President has submitted to Congress a bill proposing amendments to the Federal Economic Competition Law (FECL). This initiative, expected to be analyzed in the coming days, introduces modifications to the institutional framework and administrative procedures.

On December 27, 2024, the Mexico City Official Gazette published a reform to Article 132 of the Mexico City Fiscal Code, introducing a new informative obligation for taxpayers who own or possess high-value residential real estate (categories L through P, i.e., with cadastral values equal to or exceeding MXN $4,524,974.08).