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Constitutional Reform in Mexican Electricity Sector

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New laws have been issued for the Mexican electricity sector, establishing a new dynamic between the public and private sectors....more

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México publica reformas y actualizaciones en la normativa energética

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México publicó reformas y actualizaciones a diversas leyes y regulaciones energéticas, como se describe a continuación. Simplificación fiscal al régimen fiscal de PEMEX. Ahora PEMEX sólo está obligada a pagar el Derecho...more

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Mexico’s New Energy Sector Laws

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On 18 March 2025, Mexico published a comprehensive package of new energy laws, fundamentally reshaping the country’s energy sector. Mayer Brown is well-placed to assist clients with projects in Mexico, as we have a deep...more

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Reforma constitucional en materia de áreas y empresas estratégicas en México

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La Cámara de Diputados, el 10 de octubre de 2024, aprobó la iniciativa con proyecto de decreto por el que se reforman los artículos 25, 27 y 28 de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, en materia de áreas...more

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Energy Regulatory Commission Publishes DACGs on Electromobility in Mexico

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Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission (Comisión Reguladora de Energía or CRE) on Sept. 10, 2024, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación or DOF), the "Agreement No. A/108/2024 by...more

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Mexico's Supreme Court Declares Main Amendments to Electricity Industry Law Affecting the Private Sector Unconstitutional

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The Situation: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ("AMLO") sponsored a bill aimed at modifying Mexico's Electric Industry Law (the "EIL Reform Bill") in order to strengthen Mexico's state-owned utility (Comisión...more

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Mexico Issues Decree establishing measures to combat the illicit fuel market, related to the importation of goods regulated by...

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On October 23, 2023, the Mexican Executive published in the Federal Official Gazette the "Decree establishing measures to combat the illicit market of fuels, related to the importation of goods regulated by SENER" ("Decree")....more

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Restablecimiento de Medidas Asimétricas a Pemex en Ventas de Primera Mano y Comercialización

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El 15 de junio de 2023, la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación otorgó un amparo a diversas empresas que implica el restablecimiento de medidas asimétricas que fueron impuestas por la Comisión Reguladora de Energía (“CRE”)...more

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Foley Assisted Client in Obtaining Favorable Resolution in Constitutional Trial Against the Reforms Made to the Electric Industry...

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On October 2021, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador submitted to the Mexican Congress a Bill to amend Articles 25, 27, and 28 of the Mexican Constitution related to energy matters. The purpose of the Bill, named the...more

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United States and Canada request consultations under the USMCA over Mexico's energy policies favoring CFE and PEMEX

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On 20 and 21 July 2022, the United States and Canada requested consultations with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) regarding various energy measures that favor Mexico's state-owned electrical...more

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The United States Seeks Consultations with the Mexican Government Regarding Mexico Energy Policy under the USMCA

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The United States of America has requested dispute settlement consultations with the Mexican Government under Chapter 31 of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). The consultations are linked to Mexico’s new...more

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Energy Investors Face Mexico Risks in the Electricity and Lithium Sectors

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Investors in the Mexican energy sector are facing evolving challenges, as the Mexican government is making good on threats to increase state interference in the sector through the implementation of changes in electricity...more

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New resolution of the Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the scenarios that constitute a permit update

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On June 15, 2022, the Energy Regulatory Commission ("CRE") published in the Federal Official Gazette the Resolution No. A/015/2022 by means of which the Energy Regulatory Commission establish the scenarios that constitute a...more

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Legislative Setback to Electrical Reform in Mexico. New Target: Lithium

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Last year, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ("AMLO") began a series of efforts aimed at reforming Mexico's electricity sector in a manner that would reverse the rights granted to private investors in 2013 (the...more

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Diputados en México Desechan la Reforma Constitucional en Materia Energética

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En la Cámara de Diputados de México, el 18 de abril de 2022, se discutió y se llevó a cabo la votación del Proyecto de Decreto por el que se reforman los artículos 4, 25, 27 y 28 de la Constitución Política de los Estados...more

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Supreme Court of Justice decision regarding the Electricity Industry Law amendments

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On April 7, 2022, the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice resolve Constitutional procedures filed to override the Electricity Industry Law amendments published on March 9, 2021, at the Official Gazette of the Federation....more

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Decisión de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación de reformas a Ley de la Industria Eléctrica

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El 7 de abril de 2022 se llevó a cabo la sesión del Pleno de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación en la que se resolvió la Acción y Controversias Constitucionales promovidas para invalidar el “Decreto por el que se...more

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Proposed Constitutional Reform in Mexican Power Sector

On October 1, 2021, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador submitted to the House of Representatives a bill to amend the Mexican constitution in respect of the electric power sector. The bill aims to reassert the...more

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2021 Mexican Constitutional Reform Bill: Proposed Changes for Foreign Investors in the Electricity Sector

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On September 30, 2021, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent the Reform Initiative to the House of Representatives and the United Commission of Constitutional and Energy Matters for review and plenary voting....more

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Energy Reform in Mexico

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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), on Sept. 30, 2021, sent to Congress a constitutional reform proposal relating to Mexico's energy sector (the Proposal). For now, the Proposal consists of a few...more

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Mexican President Announces Significant Constitutional Reforms Affecting Energy Sector

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Following prior attempts to preclude private investor participation in the energy sector through Congressional legislation (i.e. Electric Industry Law and Hydrocarbons Law), President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, submitted to...more

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Constitutional Reform Initiative for the Electricity Sector

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On September 30, 2021, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent to the Chamber of Deputies an "Initiative with a draft of decree amending articles 25, 27 and 28 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican...more

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Mexico – CRE Fixes Maximum LP Gas Prices after SENER Issues Emergency Guideline

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After a brief review before the Federal Regulatory Improvement Commission (Comisión Nacional de Mejora Regulatoria, “CONAMER”), on July 28, 2021, the Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía, “SENER”) published in the...more

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Mexico - District Judge Suspends Amendment of Hydrocarbons Law That Repealed PEMEX’s Asymmetric Regulation

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On 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"), suspended the amendment to...more

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Amendment to the Hydrocarbons Law and resolution that eliminates the asymmetric regulation applicable to Pemex

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On May 19, 2021, the Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador published in the Federal Official Gazette1 the "Decree amending the thirteenth transitory article of the Hydrocarbons Law" (the "Reform"), in order to...more

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