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COVID-19: The Ministry of Communications and Transportation of Mexico specifies the essential activities
The Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) has published in the Federal Official Gazette (DOF) a ruling specifying the essential activities competence of the STC. This is in connection with the ruling published by the Ministry of Health…
COVID-19: The Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission extends the cessation of terms and deadlines
In an effort to mitigate risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus, the Permanent Commission of the CRE (Energy Regulatory Comission) determined that the cessation of terms and deadlines associated with proceedings processed before the CRE will…
COP25: A Latin American summit... held in Madrid
Madrid is currently hosting COP25, the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Yet this climate conference is closely associated with Latin America: Brazil was the original host for the summit, but those plans were…
Transfer pricing: here’s what the rules in Latin America look like
Here is a summary of the transfer pricing rules in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.
Emissions trading: Mexico launches pilot program
On October 1, 2019, the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) published an agreement laying out the preliminary terms for setting up a pilot program for the emissions trading system, to be run at no cost to participants.
Mexico regulates technical specifications applicable to safeguard warehouses for the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas
On August 19th, 2019, the National Agency for Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection of the Hydrocarbons Sector (ASEA), published a Mexican official standard to regulate guard warehouses for the for distribution and retailing of liquefied…
Mexico puts an end to tax amnesties
The Official Journal of the Federation has published a decree annulling the remission of taxes owed by tax debtors.
Mexico establishes new penalties for taxpayers that issue tax receipts to justify simulated transactions
On May 16, 2019, the government published in the Official Journal of the Federation the Decree reforming article 113.III and adding an article 113.bis to the Federal Tax Code, in order to reinforce the measures being taken against the purchase and…
How is the right to vacation time regulated in Latin America?
In light of the publication of Legislative Decree 1405 (09.12.18), which reforms the right to vacation time in Peru, we set out below an overview of the main legal provisions regulating the right to vacation time in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile…
Projects within urban areas in Mexico will no longer require a forestry land use change authorization
A new General Law on Sustainable Forestry Development was enacted, entering into force on June 6, 2018.
The Ministry of Energy publishes social impact assessment rules for projects in the energy sector
The Ministry of Energy published the General Administrative Rules on Social Impact Assessment of Projects in the Energy Sector (“Rules”). The Rules set forth requirements for drafting and filing an Assessment report, as well as the…
Data protection regulation in Latin America and the impact of the GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is compulsory as from today, is a complex regulation that extends beyond the borders of Europe. The new rules will affect all companies, regardless of their location, that handle data of…