Mexico's Federal Executive Proposes Reforms To Competition Law

On April 24, 2025, Mexico's Federal Executive sent the Senate a draft decree that aims to reform, add, and repeal several provisions of the Federal Competition Law (the Initiative to reform) to initiate the legislative process.

The Initiative to reform proposes amendments that are divided into four main areas: (i) organic configuration and adjustment of the National Antimonopoly Commission's powers; (ii) strengthening the Commissions' powers and improving antitrust procedures; (iii) regulatory adjustments; and (iv) adjustments in telecommunications and broadcasting matters.

(i) Changing the National Antitrust Commission's Organizational Configuration and Attributions

The initiative proposes eliminating the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) and creating the National Antimonopoly Commission as a decentralized public agency attached to the Ministry of Economy. The new Commission would have legal personhood, management autonomy, and technical and