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Mexico's Antitrust Authority Updates Merger Guidelines
The Comisión Federal de Competencia's new guidelines clarify notification requirements for joint ventures and the "failing firm" defense.
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Cofece Denuncia Ante La FGR La Posible Manipulación De Precios En La Venta De Productos Para Recubrir Edificaciones
El 3 de abril del 2024, la Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica (Cofece) anunció una nueva fase de su política de competencia, en la que declaró su compromiso de utilizar todas sus facultades para disuadir prácticas anticompetitivas que dañen a la población.Greenberg Traurig - Article
Cofece denuncia ante la FGR la posible manipulación de precios en la venta de productos para recubrir edificaciones.
El 3 de abril del 2024, la Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica (Cofece) anunció una nueva fase de su política de competencia...Greenberg Traurig - Article
Amendments To The Mexican Competition Law: Key Changes To Merger Control
Mexico's legal landscape is undergoing significant changes. On Dec. 20, 2024, the Mexican Legislature published a decree amending the Federal Constitution (the "Constitutional Reform").Greenberg Traurig - Article
The Future Of COFECE: Mexico's Independent, Anti-Trust Body At An Inflection Point
President López Obrador has been a strong critic of independent regulators, including the anti-trust (COFECE) and telecommunications (IFT) regulators.Covington & Burling - Article
Competition or Competitiveness?
On July 7, 2004 Senators of the National Action Party (PAN) presented a bill named "Federal Law for Economic Competition and Competitiveness" (hereinafter the "Bill") which intends to repeal the Federal Law of Economic Competition ("LFCE") in effect since June 22, 1993.Sanchez Devanny - Article
Mexico’s Congress Approves Important Amendments to The Competition Law Which Will Force Companies Operating in Mexico to Review and Change Their Business Practices in Mexico
After 9 months of intense negotiations, Mexican Federal Congress approved last week one of the most important structural reforms in recent history by amending, adding and deleting several provisions of Mexico’s Federal Law of Economic Competition ("FLEC").Sanchez Devanny - Article
Mexico’s National Antimonopoly Commission Issues Draft 2026-2030 Institutional Program, Signals Priority Enforcement Sectors
Mexico's National Antimonopoly Commission has published a draft 2026-2030 Institutional Program outlining enforcement priorities and strategic objectives that may reshape competition policy across six key sectors.Greenberg Traurig - Article
Outlook 2026: México Competencia Económica
Fortalecimiento de la autoridad antimonopolio. La creación de la Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio (CNA) como organismo descentralizado de la Secretaría de Economía podría mejorar la colaboración en la supervision de la competencia económica.Greenberg Traurig - Article
What Every Multinational Company (Doing Business In Mexico) Should Know About … Mitigating Risks From ATA Scrutiny In A New Enforcement Regime
Mexican cartels dominate large swaths of the Mexico-United States border and the Bajío region (an area encompassing relevant parts of Queretaro, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes...Foley & Lardner LLP - Article
Three Competition Standards And Their Respective Evaluation Instruments For The Mexican Film Industry
The National Chamber of the Cinematographic and Videogram Industry (CANACINE), issued a statement through which it was commented, among other things, that according to the leadership...OLIVARES - Article
Estudio de competencia y libre concurrencia en los servicios financieros digitales
La Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica (Cofece) ha destacado que un significativo número de mexicanos permanece excluido del sistema financiero.Greenberg Traurig - Article
Mexico’s Largest Mobile Operator Proposes A Settlement To Enhance Competition Leading Mexico’s Antitrust Authority To Repeal Its Historic Fine
Last Thursday, Mexico’s antitrust commission repealed its largest fine ever issued—a US$925 million fine against TelcelLatham & Watkins - Article
CNA In Charge: Thresholds Down, Fines Up.
Reform of the Federal Economic Competition Law (LFCE, for its initials in Spanish) – Creation of the National Antitrust Commission (CNA, for its initials in Spanish).OLIVARES - Article
Cofece Encuentra Indicios De Posibles Acuerdos Ilegales Entre Proveedores De Autotransporte Federal De Carga.
El pasado 9 de abril, la Autoridad Investigadora de la Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica ("Cofece" o "Comisión") anunció que encontró indicios que apuntan a que proveedores de autotransporte federal de carga podrían haberse coludido para no competir entre ellos.Greenberg Traurig - Article
Publication By The Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission Of The Technical Criteria For The Estimation And Application Of A Quantitative Index To Measure Market Concentration
The Herfindahl Hirschman Index ("IHH") is the sum of the squares of the participations of each economic agent.Galicia Abogados S.C. - Article
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.Greenberg Traurig - Article
Investigación Antidumping Vidrio De Espejo De China
La Secretaría de Economía de México ha iniciado una investigación antidumping sobre las importaciones de vidrio de espejo provenientes de China, solicitada por dos empresas mexicanas del sector. La investigación abarca el período de octubre 2024 a septiembre 2025 para determinar prácticas de dumping, y analizará datos desde octubre 2022 para evaluar la amenaza de daño a la industria nacional.Vázquez Tercero & Zepeda - Article
Mexico Proposes Overhaul Of Competition Authority In Constitutional Amendment
This GT Alert discusses potential economic competition implications of the Decree that reforms, adds and abrogates several provisions of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States regarding...Greenberg Traurig - Article
Mexico's Antitrust Enforcer Signals Tougher Stance In Six Strategic Markets
Mexico's antitrust authority has unveiled its 2026-2030 enforcement roadmap, targeting six strategic sectors with intensified scrutiny and new enforcement tools. The program signals a shift toward criminal complaints, class actions, and asymmetric regulation in telecommunications, raising the stakes for companies operating in financial services, transport, agri-food, health, and public procurement markets. What does this mean for businesses navigating Mexico's evolving competition landscape?Jones Day