Mexico-Central America Fta Origin Provisions

On March 9, 2017, two relevant agreements were published in the Federal Official Gazette, communicating "Decision N° 8" and "Decision N° 9", both of them adopted by the Administrative Commission for the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and Central America – Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua – ("FTA") on January 24, 2017. These agreements entered into force March 10, 2017.

In this same vein, on March 10, 2017, the Resolution which establishes the General Rules applicable to provisions on customs matters for the FTA ("Resolution") and its Annex 1, was published in the Federal Official Gazette, entering into force on March 10, 2017, abrogating the Resolution and its Annex 1, published in the Federal Official Gazette on August 31, 2012.