Open Source Content Management

On December 9, 2019, the “Decree amending the Income Tax Law, the Value Added Tax Law, the Special Tax on Production and Services Law, and the Federal Tax Code” was published in the Official Federal Gazette” (“Decree”). Among other modifications, article 27 of the Federal Tax Code (“CFF”) was reformed incorporating four parts with various sections.

Today, June 17, 2020, the official communication SS/14/2020, issued by the Plenary of the Superior Chamber of the Mexican Court of Administrative Justice (TFJA) was published in the Official Federal Gazette (DOF), which extended the suspension of activities and terms, and therefore said Court will remain closed and the deadlines will be suspended until June 30, 2020.

Today, the “Fourth Ruling modifying the first article of the Ruling that declares the suspension of the time periods in proceedings carried out before the Administrative Units of the National Energy Control Center (“CENACE”)”, from Thursday, March 26 through Sunday, April 19, 2020”. (the “Ruling”), was published in the Official Federal Gazette.

The Board of the Commission in its session held on June 8, which was published in the Official Gazette on June 12,1 decided that the initial (March 23 to April 17), the second (April 20 to April 30), the third (May 6 to May 29) and the fourth (June 1 to June 12) suspension of terms will be extended. In this regard and effective as of June 15, all times and terms will be suspended until June 30, 2020, excepting those related to merger control procedures and the issuance of opinions or decisions in the granting of licenses, concessions, permits and similar procedures.

Due to the COVID-19 contingency, on June 11, 2020, the official communication by which the Mexican Copyright Institute (INDAutor) extended the initial suspension of activities and terms that ran from March 26 to June 15, 2020 was published in the Federal Official Journal (DOF). In terms of this new official communication, the INDAutor will remain closed and the deadlines will be suspended until further notice.

On June 8, 2020, the Plenary of the Federal Judicial Council (“CJF”) entered the Decrees 12/2020, 13/2020 and 14/2020 (“CJF Decrees”) which state the work structure that the Federal Judiciary will adopt during the period from June 15-30, 2020, and also address the electronic processing of proceedings.

Last June 6, 2020 Mexico joined the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs.

Beginning on June 6, 2020, the national petitioners may make use of the Hague System to protect their industrial drawings and models in the territories of up to 89 countries, through a single international petition and the payment of a set of fees. Foreign petitioners now have the option of selecting Mexico to protect their industrial drawings and models under the Hague System.

On June 4, 2020, the National Banking and Securities Commission (the "CNBV"), through the Ministry of Finance, published the "General provisions regarding the standardized computer application programming interfaces referred to under the Law for the Regulation of Financial Technology Institutions" (the "Provisions") in the Official Federal Gazette (the "DOF").

The Federal Executive published on the page of the National Regulatory Improvement Commission (CONAMER) a Draft Decree amending various provisions of the Regulation of Sanitary Control of Products and Services (RCSPS) and the Regulation of the General Health Law in Advertising Matters (RMP) to align their content with the Official Mexican Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010, General labeling specifications for prepackaged food and non-alcoholic beverages – Commercial and sanitary information (NOM-051-SCFI-2010).

Today, the “Ruling modifying the ruling that declares the suspension of the time periods in proceedings carried out before the National Hydrocarbons Commission (“CNH”)” (the “Ruling”), was published in the Official Federal Gazette (“DOF”). 

Today, the “Third Ruling modifying article first of the ruling that declares the suspension of the time periods in proceedings carried out before the Administrative Units of the National Energy Control Center (“CENACE”) from March 26 to April 19, 2020” (the “Ruling”), was published in the Official Federal Gazette (“DOF”).

Yesterday the final texts of the “Uniform Regulations” contemplated for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) were published on the web page of the Mexican government, with respect to chapters 4 (Rules of Origin), 5 (Origin Procedures), 6 (Textile and Apparel Goods) and 7 (Customs Administration and Trade Facilitation) whose purpose is to clarify and complement various provisions contained in those chapters of the agreement.

On June 3, 2020 the Ruling SS/13/2020 issued by the Plenary of the Superior Chamber of the Mexican Court of Administrative Justice (TFJA) was published in the Official Federal Gazette (DOF), by means of which the suspension of activities and deadlines has been extended; therefore, the TFJA will remain closed and the terms will be suspended until June 15, 2020.

On May 29, 2020 the Federal Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (“SEMARNAT”) published in the evening edition of the Official Federal Gazette the “Ruling indicating the days that will be considered as non-business days for the purposes of administrative acts and procedures carried out by the Federal Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and its decentralized administrative agencies, with the exception of the indicated procedures and acts” (“Ruling”).

On May 29, the following rulings related to administrative authorities of the energy sector, were published in the Official Federal Gazette:

i) Federal Ministry of Energy (“SENER”). “Ruling that modifies the ruling establishing the suspension of deadlines and legal terms in the Federal Ministry of Energy, as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic” (“SENER Ruling”).

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On May 29, 2020, the official communication issued by Juan Alfredo Lozano Tovar, General Director of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) was published in the Official Federal Gazette (DOF), which extends the initial suspension of activities and terms due to the COVID-19 health contingency. In this regard, the IMPI will remain closed and the terms will be suspended until further notice.

Following up on our communication of May 20, 2020, please be informed that yesterday the Ministries of Economy, Health, Labor and Social Welfare, together with the Mexican Social Security Institute published, in the Official Federal Gazette, a ruling establishing the Specific Technical Guidelines for the Reopening of Economic Activities (hereafter Guidelines), which are intended to establish the specific measures that must be implemented in the framework of the general strategy for the New Normality.

The Board of the Commission in its session held on May 25, which was published in the Official Gazette on May 29,1 decided that the initial (March 23 to April 17), the second (April 20 to April 30) and the third (May 6 to May 29) suspension of terms will be extended. In this regard and effective as of June 1, all times and terms will be suspended until June 12, 2020, excepting those related to merger control procedures and the issuance of opinions or decisions in the granting of licenses, concessions, permits and similar procedures.

Today, in the Official Gazette of the Federation, the President of the National Banking and Securities Commission (“CNBV”) published the Ruling extending the term of the suspension of the terms with respect to the hearings, proceedings and procedures that are in progress, are carried out or must be carried out before the National Banking and Securities Commission, as well as the effects of the other provisions contained in the Ruling establishing the temporary and extraordinary measures and suspending some deadlines for the attention of the financial institutions and persons subject to the supervision of the National Banking and Securities Commission, due to the coronavirus known as COVID-19 (“Ruling”).