ArticleMexico, Latin Lawyer Reference Antitrust 2019He answered questions about timely topics in antitrust, including competition law enforcement, merger control, and abuse of dominance/unilateral conduct.MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawHogan Lovells
Article"No-Poaching" AgreementsPursuant to Article 53 of the Federal Economic Competition Law, agreements between competitors to fix or manipulate sale or purchase prices of goods or services, or restrict the supply of such goods or services are deemed absolute monopolistic practices, which are prohibited and strictly penalized.MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawBasham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.
ArticleUpdating Of The Financial Intelligence Unit's Interpretation On Outsourcing MatterExperts on Administrative and Anti-Money Laundering Law are available to any further query or comments that may arise to the above.MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawBasham, Ringe y Correa, S.C.
ArticleOutlook 2026: Mexico Antitrust And CompetitionThe creation of the National Antitrust Commission (CNA) as a decentralized body within the Ministry of Economy might improve collaboration in overseeing economic competition.MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawGreenberg Traurig
PodcastAntitrust And Competition Law: Competition Law In The Americas Episode 5 | Cartel Investigations: Behind The Scenes Of Antitrust Enforcement In Latin America (Podcast)In this eye-opening episode of Competition Law in the Americas, host Miguel Flores welcomes Viviana Blanco Barboza...MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawGreenberg Traurig
Article2019 Merger Clearance Thresholds - MexicoPlease see below updated thresholds for transactions subject to pre-merger control by the Mexican Antitrust Commission (Cofece) under the Antitrust Statute, i.e. transactions with effects in Mexico that require unconditional approval ...MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawGonzalez Calvillo, S.C.
ArticleMexico's New Immediate Investment Authorization DecreeOn May 4, 2026, Mexico's Federal Official Gazette published the "Decree for the Immediate Authorization of Investments" ("Decree")...MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawJones Day
ArticleMexico To Set Telephone Spectrum Auction Rules To Encourage CompetitionThe Federal Competition Commission (Comisión Federal de Competencia) of Mexico has announced that in August 2009 it intends to determine rules to apply to the public auction of new concession titles to use the portion of the radio-electric spectrum set aside for mobile telephony in Mexico.MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawJones Day
ArticleMexican Court Suspends New Hydrocarbons And Fuels Import And Export Rules Enacted By Ministry Of EnergyOn February 16, 2021, in an amparo proceeding, a Mexican court specializing in economic competition issued a provisional suspension of the Resolution That Establishes the Goods Whose Import...MexicoEnergy and Natural ResourcesMayer Brown
ArticleAntitrust Alert: Mexico's Competition Commission Determines That Telcel Has Market Power In Mobile TelephonyOn January 21, 2010, the Federal Competition Commission of Mexico (Comisión Federal de Competencia, also known as "CFC" or "Cofeco") issued a ruling confirming that Telcel has substantial power in the market for mobile telephony services in Mexico.MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawJones Day
PodcastAntitrust And Competition Law: Competition Law In The Americas Episode 1 | Mexico's Antitrust Overhaul: New Rules, Risks, And Opportunities For Business (Podcast)Greenberg Traurig Mexico has launched its podcast miniseries, "Antitrust and Competition Law: Competition Law in the Americas," a space dedicated to the latest trends and challenges...MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawGreenberg Traurig
ArticleMexican Competition Commission Fines Trucking Industry for Price FixingOn June 14, 2010, the Mexican Federal Competition Commission (also known as Cofeco or CFC) announced its decision to fine a group of companies and individuals in the trucking industry, whom Cofeco charged with agreeing to impose a standard fuel surcharge, in violation of Mexican antitrust law. MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawJones Day
ArticleMexico Antitrust Commission ("Cofece") Fined Auto Parts Companies For Failing To Notify ConcentrationsUnder the Federal Economic Competition Law (LFCE), parties to certain concentrations with effects in Mexico, such as joint-ventures, mergers, or acquisitions of shares or assets...MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleMexico Brings First Criminal Antitrust Actions For Bid RiggingIn an unprecedented action, this month the Investigation Bureau of the Mexican Federal Competition Commission has brought criminal prosecutions against individuals who allegedly participated in bid rigging...MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawJones Day
ArticleDistrict Judge Suspends Amendment Of Hydrocarbons Law That Repealed PEMEX's Asymmetric RegulationOn May 31, 2021, Judge Juan Pablo Gómez Fierro of the Second District Court for Administrative Matters, specialized in Economic Competition, Broadcasting and Telecommunications ("District Judge")...MexicoEnergy and Natural ResourcesMayer Brown
ArticleNew Competition Law Adopted In MexicoA new Federal Economic Competition Law recently approved by the Mexican Congress is to become effective on July 7, 2014. MexicoAntitrust/Competition LawJones Day
ArticleDespite Concerns Of Impact On Competition And Regulatory Certainty, Mexico Enacts New Rules On Import And Export Of Hydrocarbons And FuelsOn December 26, 2020, the Ministry of Economy ("SE") published in the Federal Official Gazette ("DOF") the "Resolution that Establishes the Goods Whose Import and Export are Subject to...MexicoEnergy and Natural ResourcesMayer Brown
ArticleMexico's Antitrust Commission Recommends That Congress Not Pass Constitutional Reform In Electricity Sector Due To Competition ConcernsLast year, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador submitted to the Mexican Congress a bill to amend a number of constitutional articles related to certain energy matters (the "Bill").MexicoEnergy and Natural ResourcesFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleThe House Of Representatives Approves An Initiative To Amend The Hydrocarbons LawOn March 26, 2021, the House of Representatives published an initiative from the executive branch to reform the Hydrocarbons Law (the "Draft of Reform") in its Parliamentary Gazette.MexicoEnergy and Natural ResourcesMayer Brown
ArticleWTO Authorizes Mexico To Suspend Trade Benefits To U.S. In Tuna DisputeMexico is one of the few countries that has been authorized to adopt retaliatory measures against noncompliance of its trading partners' obligations, and it has made use of this authorization.MexicoInternational LawHolland & Knight