August, 2020Merck Signs PPA with Iberdrola in MexicoGlobal pharmaceutical company Merck has signed a power-purchase agreement (PPA) in Mexico with Spain’s Iberdrola, the world’s largest generator of wind…→
August, 202012 Years of Struggle and Latin America Maintains the Same Level of CorruptionSince the previous decade, Latin America promised to confront corruption, and it seemed that Brazil would lead the cause.→
August, 2020Relevant Labor law issues (Labor Compliance)As you may be aware, due to the Reform of the Federal Labor Law on May 1, 2019, some amendments to legal provisions have arisen, proposals for labor…→
August, 2020Suspension of legal terms and time periods of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is liftedOn August 24, 2020 the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (“SEMARNAT”) published the “Ruling lifting the suspension of legal terms and time…→
August, 2020Von Wobeser partner to chair Americas arbitration groupA partner at Von Wobeser y Sierra SC has been elected chair of the Americas Initiative at the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA).→
August, 2020Update: The suspension of legal terms for the Energy Regulatory Commission concludesYesterday, the Energy Regulatory Commission (“CRE”) published in the Federal Official Gazette (“DOF”), the “Ruling resuming the legal terms and deadlines…→
August, 2020Mexico’s ex-President Peña Nieto investigated for corruptionIn the wake of Mexico’s attorney general opening a corruption investigation against former President Enrique Peña Nieto, local lawyers say Mexico’s…→
August, 2020Opportunities for companies in the technology sector with the health crisisThe coronavirus has heavily impacted mergers and acquisitions. The lack of liquidity and the uncertainty have produced a significant decline in the volume…→
August, 2020Decree amending the Public Sector Acquisitions, Leases and Services Act entered into forceToday the Decree that adds a fifth paragraph to article 1 of the Public Sector Acquisitions, Leases and Services Act (“Acquisitions Act”) entered into…→
August, 2020Ruling by the National Hydrocarbons Commission to establish various measures to promote the development of oil activitiesOn August 3, 2020, “the Ruling by which the National Hydrocarbons Commission (“CNH”) establishes various measures to promote the development of oil…→
August, 2020Companies Certified under VAT and IEPS category are charged with new feesThe Tax Administration Service (SAT) published on its webpage today a minisite related to the “Payment of Fees of Certified Companies”, through which it…→
August, 2020Ruling establishing new essential activitiesPlease be informed that on August 3, the Ministry of Health published in the Official Federal Gazette, the Ruling establishing new activities or industries…→
August, 2020Von Wobeser Partner Appointed Chair of ITA Americas InitiativeVon Wobeser Partner Appointed Chair of ITA Americas Initiative→
July, 2020Von Wobeser partner to chair Americas arbitration groupVon Wobeser partner to chair Americas arbitration group→
July, 2020Modification of the standards for testing employees to detect COVID-19 in Mexico CityAs part of the New Normality measures, it was determined that in Mexico City employers had to test their employees for the COVID-19 illness.→
July, 2020Ruling announcing the method for disseminating the standards for vulnerable populationsOn July 27, 2020, the Ministries of Health and of Labor and Social Welfare, together with the Mexican Social Security Institute, published in the Official…→
July, 2020Draft regulation of cannabis for medical useOn July 27, 2020, the Regulation of Sanitary Control for the Medical Production, Research and Use of Cannabis and its Pharmacological Derivatives was…→
July, 2020Update: The suspension of time periods for the National Hydrocarbons Commission is concludedOn July 24, 2020, the “Ruling concluding the suspension of the time periods in the proceedings carried out before the National Hydrocarbons Commission…→
July, 2020Extension of the suspension in the activities and terms of the Mexican Court of Administrative JusticeOn July 16, 2020 and, subsequently, on July 24, 2020, the official communications SS/17/2020 and SS/19/2020, respectively, issued by the Plenary of the…→
July, 2020Possible extension of the implementation of the new front warning label system under the NOM-051-SCFI/ SSA1-2010Today a draft inter-institutional ruling among the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Health and the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (PROFECO) was…→
July, 2020Bill reforming the Social Security Law with respect to the Pension SystemOn July 22, the President of Mexico announced the presentation of a bill reforming the Social Security Law, in order to strengthen the Pension System…→
July, 2020Bill reforming the Federal Labor Law regarding TeleworkYesterday the Commission of Labor and Social Welfare, and of Legislative Studies of the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill reforming and adding various…→
July, 2020Update: Fifth extension of the suspension of time periods for the National Energy Control CenterToday, it was published in the Official Federal Gazette (“DOF”) the Ruling by which the suspension of legal terms for the National Energy Control Center…→
July, 2020The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property restarts activitiesOn July 3, 2020, a new official communication issued by the Mexican Industrial Property Institute (IMPI) was published in the Official Federal Gazette…→
