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Mexico: The e.firm digital signature will be the only valid digital authentication for online social security procedures
Companies have 90 calendar days to adapt to the new system, which also centralizes the linking of legal representatives to act on behalf of the Mexican Social Security Institute through the Virtual Desktop.Mexico: CONAGUA launches the first phase of the regularization of national water concessions and assignments
The program will enable the regularization of certain titles whose terms expired between 2009 and July 2026 through a simplified procedure and introduces new measures for the notification and administrative management of pending applications.Mexico: SEMARNAT Formally Bans Mining Procedures in Federal Natural Protected Areas
The measure reinforces the new regulatory framework driven by the 2023 mining reform and the Supreme Court’s recent rulings, while also granting CONANP a decisive role in evaluating projects with potential impact on protected areas.Data Economy, Privacy and Cybersecurity Newsletter - July 2026
In this newsletter we featured two articles: one on quantum computing and its impact on the data economy, privacy, and cybersecurity, and another on personal data regulation in Colombia. We also covered the latest developments, regulatory updates, and court decisions relating to the data economy, privacy, and cybersecurity.Mexico: New CONAGUA regulations published, reshaping the strategy for preserving water rights
The new regulation governing the determination and payment of the non-expiration guarantee fee for national water rights redefines how to prevent the expiration of water rights, with clearer deadlines, digitized procedures and a reset of payment and extension opportunities, requiring companies to review their compliance and water resource management strategies.“Special private economic zones” (‘zonas económicas especiales privadas’ or ZEEP): a new horizon for tourism investment in Peru
The new regulations governing “private special economic zones” (zonas económicas especiales privadas or ZEEP) pave the way for a privately managed investment model featuring tax and customs incentives in Peru. We analyze the implications for the tourism and hotel sector, which finds in this instrument a strategic opportunity to develop projects under a strengthened legal certainty framework.Mexico: SENER advances the transition of legacy self-supply projects into the new electricity market through an expedited migration regime and revises transmission charges applicable to LSPEE permit holders
Mexico’s Ministry of Energy (SENER) has issued new regulations aimed at facilitating the voluntary migration of self-supply (autoabastecimiento) and cogeneration permits originally granted under the former Public Electricity Service Law (LSPEE), together with the related contractual arrangements and associated load centers, into the legal and commercial structures established under the Electricity Sector Law (LSE).Mexico: The ILO adopts a historic convention to regulate work on digital platforms and requires a review of labor models and algorithms
On June 12th, 2026, the International Labour Conference, at its 114th session held in Geneva, adopted the Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy (Convention 193), an unprecedented normative instrument that seeks to guarantee decent working conditions for the millions of people who work through digital platforms worldwide.Mexico simplifies the Registry of Specialized Service Providers or Specialized Works Providers (REPSE) and reduces processing times to 5 days for small companies
A new agreement in Mexico streamlines the registration of specialized services by reducing requirements for small businesses and introducing faster resolution times. This reform aims to ease administrative burdens and accelerate key procedures before the labor authority.