Infografía: principales cambios a la Federal de Competencia Económica.
Aspectos relevantes del Decreto por el que se Reforman, Adicionan y Derogan diversas disposiciones de la Ley Federal de Competencia Económica
WCD Regional Institute LATAM (in Spanish)
During the WCD Regional Institute LATAM 2025, Lorenzo González and our partner Beatriz Leycegui had an in-depth conversation about how international trade is reshaping the landscape for companies in Latin America.
Update on Competition Regulation in Mexico
Towards a Common Tariff in North America – Editorial Blog – Nexos Magazine (in Spanish)
We share the article by Jaime Serra and Pedro Noyola, published in Nexos, where they propose transforming North America’s free trade area into a customs union anchored in a common tariff. This would help maintain the region’s competitiveness against individual countries like China and India, as well as economic blocs like the European Union.
Leycegui, Beatriz: Mexico-US, agreeing to disagree (in Spanish)
In free trade agreements, the agreed obligations are as important as the dispute settlement mechanisms (DSM) to be exercised in case of non-compliance. Some may consider that agreeing on the DSM during the trade negotiation is as anticlimactic as talking about divorce during a wedding sermon (Reisman and Weidman). However, having these mechanisms, which result […]
Government overlooks COFECE authorisation to regulate LPG prices
In the past few months, prices of LPG have risen to an all-time high. According to data reported by the Energy Regulatory Commission
(CRE), the average price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in June 2017 was 8.77 pesos ($0.43) per litre, while the average price in June
2021 was 12.94 pesos ($0.64).(1) In light of this, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) launched an ongoing
investigation(2) on 31 May 2021 to determine whether effective competition conditions exist in the LPG market. COFECE is also
investigating possible anticompetitive behaviour in the market(3) similar to its previous studies, which provided multiple
recommendations to promote competition in the market.(4)
Business of sports under COFECE ruling on Mexican football league case
On 2 September 2021,(1) the Mexican Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) imposed fines on 17 football clubs from the Mexican
league, including the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) and eight individuals, for incurring in monopolistic practices (cartels) in the
men’s and women’s football players’ draft market.(2) The total amount of the imposed fines was 177.6 million Mexican pesos
($8,637,506.74).
Dish/América Móvil: analysis of incentives and contractual obligations to determine existence of concentrations in Mexico
The Federal Economic Competition Law (FECL)(1) considers a concentration to be any act between economic agents by which control is acquired or companies or assets are united. This concept includes acts that do not necessarily mean obtaining control through shareholding or transference of assets or shares but have similar effects.
Webinar: Mexico’s Labor Challenges in Light of the USMCA (in Spanish)
Participation of our Trade and Investment associates in the webinar “Labor challenges for Mexico in light of the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada”.