In its annual review of the best cases of law firms in Mexico, Forbes Mexico has once again included our firm EC Legal Rubio Villegas in its list with two cases from the mining area. For more details, please consult: https://www.forbes.com.mx/revista-impresa-los-abogados-claves-para-las-empresas-evitar-quiebras-y-los-despidos/
Dear Clients and Friends, On July 27, an agreement to make public the means to disseminate the criteria for vulnerable populations was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. This agreement establishes that these criteria will be made public through the website www.coronavirus.gob.mx These criteria have already been published (find attached below) and will be determined according to local epidemic…
Dear Clients and Friends, The USMCA, which came into force on July 1, includes a series of labor obligations that companies must comply with in order to avoid tariff penalties. The main areas in which companies must comply with are: 1. Freedom of association and collective bargaining. 2. Elimination of child labor. 3. Abolition of forced labour. 4. Elimination of…
Dear Clients and Friends, Yesterday, July 9, the Ministry of Economy published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, the agreement regarding the Uniform Regulations for the interpretation, application, and administration of several chapters of the USMCA that were pending regulation (“Agreement”), as reported in our legal alert of June 30. These chapters are the following:…
Dear Clients and Friends, On July 1st, in its evening edition, the Official Gazette of the Federation (OGF) published the decrees amending, repealing and issuing several federal laws, as well as approving the Agreement on Environmental Cooperation between Mexico, the United States and Canada. Such amendments, and the issuance of new laws, are mainly due to the…
We are pleased to share the news that Juan Carlos Partida, partner of the firm and an expert in international trade, has been appointed by Mexico, through Decision No. 1 of the Free Trade Commission (FTC) of the T-MEC, to be part of the list of panelists that could hear disputes arising under section D…