The Secretary of Energy in Mexico (Secretaría de Energía en México o SENER) on Oct. 23, 2023, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación o DOF) the "Decree establishing measures to...more
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) went into effect on July 1, 2020, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Access to investment arbitration in the USMCA is subject to more restrictive...more
8/10/2022
/ Arbitration ,
Commercial Contracts ,
CPTPP ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Dispute Resolution Clauses ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Trade Disputes ,
NAFTA ,
New Rules ,
Notice Requirements ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
The amended International Dispute Resolution Procedures (the Rules) of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the international division of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), entered into effect on...more
Through the new General Import and Export Tax Law (Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y Exportación or LIGIE) of July 1, 2020, the Mexican legislation established the faculty of the Ministry of Economy to adopt new...more
The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) published on Dec. 1, 2020, a new version of its Arbitration Rules (2021 Rules), which will apply to all cases registered as of Jan. 1,...more
The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) issued its new arbitration and mediation rules on Oct. 1, 2020. These rules will apply to all arbitrations commenced after said date unless the arbitration agreement...more
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, since March 18, 2020, activities from the different jurisdictional bodies in Mexico have been suspended. This suspension has been extended so far until June 1, 2020.1 Consequently, a likely...more
Notwithstanding the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mexican Tax Administration Service (SAT) continues exercising its authority to conduct audit procedures on international trade operations....more
COVID-19, the disease caused by the current coronavirus, is upending normal life around the world, and with it hindering the performance of many commercial contracts. With borders closing and people staying at home, most...more
All around the world, new investment treaties are redefining the protections that are available to foreign investors and their investments. Under the current system, thousands of bilateral investment treaties or trade...more
International treaties such as the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) recognize labeling as a common tool used by governments to protect human health. Considering that Mexico faces important rates of mortality...more
Las declaraciones en materia comercial formuladas por el entonces Candidato Republicano durante la campaña presidencial de los Estados Unidos, se han venido cristalizando bajo su administración. Varias de estas medidas han...more
6/4/2018
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exports ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
WTO
Since negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 2.0 commenced in August 2017, a lot of attention has been placed on specific disciplines (e.g., rules of origin, investment disputes, antidumping, etc.)...more
Durante el mes de agosto destacan los siguientes temas: Comercio, Acceso, Prácticas desleales, Propiedad Intelectual, MIPyMEs y Arbitraje de Inversión....more
Durante el mes de julio destacan los siguientes temas: Comercio, Acceso, Compras de Gobierno...more
Durante el mes de junio destacan los siguientes temas: Comercio, Acceso, Propiedad Intelectual, Compras de Gobierno, Inversión Extranjera, Arbitraje de Inversión....more
El día de June 27th, 2017 la oficina del Representante Comercial de los Estados Unidos (USTR por sus siglas en inglés) inició las audiencias públicas sobre los más de 12,000 comentarios recibidos en torno a la modernización y...more
7/1/2017
/ Comment Period ,
Mexico ,
Ministry of Economy ,
NAFTA ,
Negotiations ,
Private Sector ,
Public Comment ,
Public Consultations ,
Public Hearing ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative was to begin public hearings on June 27, 2017, on more than 12,000 comments received regarding the modernization and renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement...more
6/29/2017
/ Comment Period ,
Mexico ,
Ministry of Economy ,
NAFTA ,
Negotiations ,
Private Sector ,
Public Comment ,
Public Consultations ,
Public Hearing ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR
Comercio
U.S. Trade Representative - Estados Unidos notificó a su Congreso la intención de iniciar negociaciones con Canadá y México en relación a la modernización del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, las...more
6/1/2017
/ EU ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
IP Assignment Agreements ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Origin ,
Trademarks ,
Trump Administration ,
WTO
Durante el mes de abril destacan los siguientes temas: Comercio, Acceso, Propiedad Intelectual, Competencia Económica, Arbitraje...more
5/8/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Arbitration ,
Chile ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Country of Origin ,
Discrimination ,
Exports ,
Food Labeling ,
Imports ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Peru ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Remedies ,
WTO