Mexico: SENER and CRE publish new rules for the resumption of legal deadlines and terms after the health crisis
Energy Alert Mexico
On March 1st, 2023, the Agreement resuming legal terms and deadlines at the Ministry of Energy (SENER) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) Agreement A/004/2023 containing the new rules applicable to certain formalities, procedures and activities after the suspension of deadlines due to the COVID-19 health emergency, came into force.
New rules at the SENER
The new rules for the calculation of deadlines and procedures in SENER are as follows:
Update of legal filings at the CRE
On the other hand, according to CRE Agreement A/004/2023 different rules are established for pending procedures and those filed as of March 1st, 2023.
The new rules for calculating deadlines and procedures in the CRE are as follows:
Of particular note are the limitations imposed on the number of applications per month allowed per natural person or legal entity and the number of folios available per subject. New applications filed with the CRE will be affected by these limitations.
Companies or legal entities that have two or more electricity permits will be particularly affected, as well as permit holders that have to file more than one application per month or that have to comply with periodic obligations under the Electricity Industry Law its regulations.