The National Center of Energy Control ("CENACE" for its acronym in Spanish) has recently announced its intention to release, on April 28, 2017, the bidding guidelines for the third wholesale electric market auction.

On August 14 2015, the Federal Official Gazette published the following rulings: "Ruling that modifies only once the term to file the 2014 Annual Operating Report," "Ruling that contains instructions and Annual Operating Report format," ..

On August 30, 2017, SEMARNAT published the guidelines containing the general provisions and requirements to protect and preserve national waters and inherent public property (the "Guidelines")...

On December 27, 2017, the Executive Order which modifies guidelines for the use of the EPPS of the MIIP, for trademark applications and its prosecution, was published in the Federal Official Gazette.

It is our pleasure to let you know that Basham has been named as the best law firm in Mexico by Who´s Who Legal in its 2016 edition.

Also, it is likely that in the near future this accession and other changes in the matter will lead to reforms to the Mexican data protection law.

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The firm's tax and foreign trade legal areas will be pleased to provide more details on this matter and its effects.

On August 18, 2017 an executive order whereby tax benefits are granted to taxpayers engaged in hydrocarbon operations (the "Order") was published in the Federal Official Gazette.

On June 14, it was published on the official gazette, the "Agreement that modifies the Rules for tax collection by the financial institutions" which extends until September 17, 2018, the entry into force of the new scheme for electronic payment of customs duties and taxes, known as "Electronic Payment Foreign Trade (PECE)".

On January 30, 2015, the Treasury Department announced the temporary suspension of the invitation to tender bids for the Mexico-Queretaro high speed train project.

The Ministry of Interior, through publication on the Daily Gazette, on October 10, 2018, issued the Agreement by which visa requirement in ordinary passports for nationals of the United Arab Emirates,

La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación tiene programado resolver en las próximas semanas la cuestionable constitucionalidad de diversos temas relacionados con la denominada "contabilidad electrónica".

On March 9, 2018, the federal Executive branch, published in the Federal Official Gazette the Financial Technology Institutions Law, which will become in force on March 12, 2018.

On February 21, 2018, the Treasury Commission of the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill of the Financial Technology Institutions Law with twenty-two votes in favor and one against.

Last 29 August, the Agency for Security, Energy and Environment (ASEA for its acronym in Spanish), launched its digital services platform...

As per information released on August 27, 2018, the State-Owned Productive Company, Petroleos Mexicanos ("PEMEX") may, in the coming years

Last 29 August, the ASEA, launched its digital services platform, denominated Electronic Filing Office, a tool designed to facilitate the filing and following-up of certain procedures for the Regulated Parties...

On November 21st, 2018, the Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks announced that it has authorized the first 38 cannabis products in México following the guidelines published...

On September 28, 2018, a decree stating the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data ("Convention 108") and its Additional Protocol...