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08/25/2020
In April 2016 the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) Investigative Authority initiated an investigation for the probable commission of absolute monopolistic practices in the market of integral services for laboratory studies and blood bank.(1) The investigation derived from a complaint filed by the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), which became aware of a potential agreement between integrators to divide among themselves the regions and packages for public tenders that IMSS had issued in 2015.
Lucía Ojeda Cárdenas, Mariana Carrión

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08/25/2020
The Mexican Procurement Law ("LAASSP" by its Spanish acronym) establishes that, by general rule, all governmental acquisitions of goods and services must be procured through public tenders. Only in exceptional situations, it shall be allowed to do said acquisitions through a direct award or a tender restricted by invitation. Nonetheless, according to the LAASSP, public tenders may have three different scopes: (i) national, in which only Mexican suppliers or those which offer goods or services with at least 50% of national content are able to participate; (ii) international under the coverage of treaties, aimed both for national suppliers and foreign ones that belong to a country that has a free trade agreement celebrated with Mexico; and (ii) open international, where national and foreign suppliers may participate regardless of their nationality. In principle, governmental agencies and entities shall prefer a national public tender and only in cases in which it is declared void or other exceptional situations, the scope of the public tender may be broadened by general rule, all governmental acquisitions of goods and services must be procured through public tenders. Only in exceptional situations, it shall be allowed to do said acquisitions through a direct award or a tender restricted by invitation. Nonetheless, according to the LAASSP, public tenders may have three different scopes: (i) national, in which only Mexican suppliers or those which offer goods or services with at least 50% of national content are able to participate; (ii) international under the coverage of treaties, aimed both for national suppliers and foreign ones that belong to a country that has a free trade agreement celebrated with Mexico; and (ii) open international, where national and foreign suppliers may participate regardless of their nationality. In principle, governmental agencies and entities shall prefer a national public tender and only in cases in which it is declared void or other exceptional situations, the scope of the public tender may be broadened
Lucía Ojeda Cárdenas, Mariana Carrión

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