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ARTICLE · 23 NOVEMBER 2020

Update: Mexico – Government Procurement By UNOPS

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As previously reported, on August 12, 2020, the Amendment to Article 1 of the Public Sector Procurement, Leasing and Services Law came into force, through which the Mexican Government is empowered

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As previously reported, on August 12, 2020, the Amendment to Article 1 of the Public Sector Procurement, Leasing and Services Law came into force, through which the Mexican Government is empowered to acquire medicines through intergovernmental organizations.

In this context and based on the agreement recently signed by the Institute of Health for the Welfare of the United Mexican States (INSABI) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), for the management of the consolidated purchase of medicines and healing material for the period 2021-2024, the first informative session open to the national and international market was held last Monday, led by the Deputy Regional Director of UNOPS, the General Director of INSABI and the Head of the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS), where the following was communicated:

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