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Executive actions of the Ministry of Public Administration in the fight against corruption
September, 2015
The MPA published in the Official Journal of the Federation, two executive orders through which it issued tools for fight against corruption.

September 28th 2015.

Dear clients and friends,

On August 20, 2015, the Ministry of Public Administration ("MPA") published in the Official Journal of the Federation, two executive orders through which it issued various executive actions in the fight against corruption, including the following:
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Round One – Relevant Legal Aspects
September, 2015
Thursday, September 10th, 2015 at the Club de Industriales in the Marriott Hotel, Mexico City

 

Round One - Relevant Legal Aspects

PROGRAM

 

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

Club de Industriales

Marriott Hotel, Mexico City

 

Registry

18:00 - 18:30 hrs. 

Modifications to the bidding rules and the model contract of the Bid No. CNH-R01-L02/2015
August, 2015
Summary of the changes to the bidding rules for the second tender of Round One.

August, 6th , 2015.

Dear clients and friends,

On August 4th, 2015 an extraordinary meeting of the commissioners of the CNH was held in which they have agreed to make certain changes in the bidding rules for the second tender of Round One for shallow waters (Bid No. CNH-R01-L02/2015). These changes have been implemented to bring greater interest and investment, taking into account primarily two aspects: (i) the current economic situation affecting the oil and gas sector; and (ii) the disappointing results of the first tender for shallow water exploration projects in this Round One.
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Round One Contracts; Environmental Obligations Overview
July, 2015
Overview on the environmental obligations deriving from the Round One tender process.

July 16th, 2015.

Dear clients and friends,

Round One tender process began on December 11th, 2014, which is the procedure through which the National Oil and Gas Commission (Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos) offers to the private sector 169 areas for oil and gas extraction and exploration projects in deep waters, shallow waters and for non-conventional resources (shale gas), through a number of tenders. In this regard, within the Round One tender process, the CNH has issued 3 invitations to bid, two under the shared production structure and one through the license contracting format, for which we would like to provide an overview on the environmental obligations deriving thereof.

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Latin Lawyer – Mexico Investigates pensions market
July, 2015
Fernando Carreño, Head Partner of the Competition & Antitrust practice in Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. offers his opinion about Mexico´s Federal Competition Commission and its investigation of the country´s pension fund.
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Von Wobeser y Sierra recognized by Thompson Reuters in their TrustLaw Index 2015 of Pro Bono
June, 2015
The Thompson Reuters 2015 TrustLaw Index of Pro Bono report has recognized Von Wobeser y Sierra as the Mexican firm with the most hours dedicated to Pro Bono. Additionally, it is also identified as one of the top 10 firms in Latin America most committed to Pro Bono work.
 
http://www.trust.org/spotlight/pbi15/?tab=data
Article 29 Bis is added to the National Workers Housing Fund Institute Law in relation to Subcontracting
June, 2015
The purpose of this reform is to increase the investigative authority of INFONAVIT in relation to the companies that use a subcontracting regime. 

June 26th, 2015.

Dear clients and friends,

On June 4th of this year the Decree adding article 29 Bis to the National Workers Housing Fund Institute (INFONAVIT) Law was published in the Official Federal Gazette. The purpose of this reform is to increase the investigative authority of INFONAVIT in relation to the companies that use a subcontracting regime (outsourcing) and, principally, to delineate the responsibility between the contracting company and the outsourcing company.
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Definitive Bidding Guidelines and Production Sharing Contract First Call to Bid–Round One-Shallow Waters
June, 2015
The National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) has made the last amendments to the Bidding Guidelines for the First Invitation to Bid.

June 15th, 2015.

Dear clients and friends,

On May 29th and June 9th, 2015, the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) made the last amendments to the Bidding Guidelines for the First Invitation to Bid, and the final draft of the Production Sharing Contract (the Contract.) With this, the bidding process's rules and conditions, and the final draft are already defined, giving legal certainty to all bidding process participants (the Bidders).
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Regulation of The Workers Food Assistance Law is Published
June, 2015
A regulation that contains guidelines to establish food assistance programs for employers to follow.

June 11th, 2015.

Dear clients and friends, 

On June 4th of this year, the Regulation of the Workers Food Assistance Law was published in the Official Federal Gazette. This Regulation contains guidelines that employers that establish food assistance programs for their workers must follow. The most important rules include the following:

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The New “Transparency and Access to Public Information Act” enters into effect
June, 2015
The access to Public Information Act is poised to set the general guidelines to guarantee the right to access information.

June 8th, 2015.

Dear clients and friends,

This past May 4th, the Decree issuing the Transparency and Access to Public Information Act was published in the evening edition of the Official Federal Gazette, which according to its first transitory article entered into effect the day following its publication.

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