Dear Clients and Friends, On March 3rd, 2023, a couple of new judicial criteria were published in the Mexican Federal Judicial Weekly regarding the obligation to carry out a prior consultation with Indigenous peoples residing inside or near areas that will be designated for the development of any industry. In general terms, the prior consultation…
Dear Clients and Friends: On March 6th, 2023, the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration published a resolution announcing the deadline for the registration of and compliance with the legitimization procedures of the current collective bargaining agreements in the Official Gazette of the Federation. This Resolution confirms that May 1st, 2023 is the date…
Dear Clients and Friends, On February 18, 2023, a new decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which declares the first lithium mining reserve zone in Mexico. The federal Executive branch, in exercise of its faculties, formally declared a lithium mining reserve zone named “Li-MX 1,” located in the municipalities of Arivechi,…
Dear Clients and Friends, Decree 313, which amends and reforms the Durango Treasury Law, was published in the state of Durango’s official gazette on December 27, 2022. The reform and amendments went into effect on January 1, 2022, and as a result, the mining industry may now be subject to the following new environmental taxes:…
On January 1, 2023, the following ecological taxes entered into force in the State of Guanajuato: 1.- Environmental Remediation Tax for the Emission of Polluting Gases This tax must be paid by individuals, legal entities and economic units that have facilities or fixed establishments in Guanajuato, performing activities that generate emissions of polluting gases into…
On December 27, 2022, the Federal Official Gazette published the decree that reforms Articles 76 and 78 of the Mexican Federal Labor Law (FLL) regarding paid vacation, which will come into effect as of January 1, 2023. In accordance with the above and because of the reform, the Federal Labor Law has established that workers…
Dear Clients and Friends: Given the possible resurgance in cases of influenza and SARS-COV2 virus (COVID-19), on December 19th, 2022, the Government of the State of Puebla issued a decree stating mandatory actions throughout the State, some of which are specific to workplaces. The execution and documentation of these measures may be inspected by Civil…
Dear Clients and Friends, On December 1st, 2022, the National Commission on Minimum Wages, which integrates the government, employers, and employees, reached an agreement and unanimously determined a 20% total increase to the minimum wage for 2023. In accordance with the above and starting on January 1st, the minimum wage will increase from $172.87 MXN…
Dear customers and friends: On September 27, 2022, the Labor and Social Welfare Commission (Comisión de Trabajo y Previsión Social) of the Senate of the Republic issued a positive Opinion regarding the Initiative with a Draft Decree that amends and adds various provisions to the Mexican Federal Labor Law (FLL), regarding decent vacation days. In…
As you may recall, we previously informed you that on April 20, 2022, a decree was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, through which several amendments on lithium matters were applied to the Mining Law, in which, mainly, the rights of exploration, exploitation and benefit of lithium were reserved in benefit of the…