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  • Mexico: National Workers' Housing Fund Institute (INFONAVIT) Sets Deadline for Employers to Cover Housing Loans of Absent or Incapacitated Workers

    As a result of recent reforms to the INFONAVIT Law, a new obligation has been established for employers in Mexico: to cover the mortgage payments of housing loans for their workers when they are absent or incapacitated.

  • Mexico: Law of Public Works and Related Services, is reformed, including the creation of a new public procurement platform

    Mexico has updated its legal framework for public works with a reform that seeks greater transparency, efficiency and digitization in procurement processes. The changes include the creation of a new platform that replaces CompraNet and new rules that directly impact contractors and authorities.

  • Mexico: New Public Sector Procurement, Leasing and Services Law published

    On April 16, 2025, the new Public Sector Procurement, Leasing and Services Law was published, replacing the 2000 law. Key changes include the redefinition of pricing criteria, the creation of a digital store and a new public procurement platform, and the incorporation of social witnesses.

  • Spain passes a law to prevent food loss and waste throughout the entire food chain

    The country has taken a major step forward in the fight against food waste by setting out policy priorities and other obligations for food chain operators.

  • Portugal implements EU regulation on cosmetic products

    Portugal implements Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 on cosmetic products through Decree-Law no. 23/2025.  This legislative act covers the rules applicable to the establishment and operation of economic operators in the sector, as well as matters relating to the product information file, the labelling of cosmetics and the system for reporting undesirable effects of these products.

  • Public and private sector coordination is essential to achieve the set sustainability targets

    In a new edition of Garrigues Sustainable Dialogs we looked at present and future challenges related to ESG and natural resources in the Madrid region.

  • CSRD: practical aspects to be borne in mind when preparing the sustainability report

    In a new edition of Garrigues Sustainable Dialogs, we covered the most relevant and complex legal and technical aspects that companies should consider when drafting their sustainability report pursuant to the CSRD Directive. 

  • Final approval for the European directive on greenwashing, requiring greater information to consumers

    The European Council has approved the directive on greenwashing, which will ban commercial practices such as greenwashing and early obsolescence, together with increasing the information that will have to be given to consumers. The new law has yet to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.