USMCA Labor Council The USMCA Labor Council met for the first time on June 29th. The Council is composed of senior governmental representatives from trade and labor ministries, as designated by each Party. During the first meeting, the Council discussed the domestic mechanisms, institutions, and procedures that each party is employing to advance and guarantee […]
exports, General motors, imports, International Trade, Labor Council, Medicines, public sector, USMCA
Vazquez Tercero & Zepeda (VTZ) has contributed for the fourth time with Thomson Reuters Practical Law in the International Trade and Commercial Transactions Global Guide. Our partners, Adrián Vázquez and Emilio Arteaga, responded to a Q&A that covers key matters relating to the regulation of international trade in Mexico. VTZ also contributed with the guide on Sale and Storage of Goods in Mexico. […]
CPTPP, import and exports requirements, International Trade in Goods and Services in Mexico, international trade restrictions, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, USMCA
Today, June 11, 2021, the Mexican Government published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, the Mexico-Hong Kong Bilateral Investment Agreement. This treaty will enter into force on June 16, 2021, and will protect investments and investors from Mexico and Hong Kong. Our partner and director of VTZ Chinese Desk, Susana Muñoz, was part of […]
Bilateral Investment Treaties, BIT, Doing Business in Mexico, FDI
Doing Business in Mexico, English, News
Vázquez Tercero & Zepeda (VTZ) is a proud member of Alliott Global Alliance, an international alliance of independent accounting, law, and specialist firms. VTZ joined this international alliance in 2020. Supporting clients in 80 countries across the world VTZ is the sole law firm member in Mexico of Alliott Global Alliance (‘AGA’), a leading multidisciplinary […]
Alliott Global Alliance, Doing Business in Mexico, featured, International Alliance, International Legal Services, International Services
Decree Promulgating the Trade Continuity Agreement Between Mexico and the United Kingdom With the United Kingdom´s (UK) withdrawal from the European Union (EU), a new trade agreement was necessary between Mexico and the UK to maintain preferential tariffs and market access. For this reason, in December 2020, the Trade Continuity Agreement between Mexico and the […]
Import & Export, Mexico-UK Trade Relation, trade, Trade Continuity Agreement, United Kingdom
The Rapid Response Mechanism This week, two events related to the USMCA’s Facility-Specific Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) were raised against the following companies in the auto industry: Tridonex, located in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. General Motors’ Facility located in Silao, Guanajuato. Tridonex – A Rapid Response Petition Per reports, on Monday the AFL-CIO filed, in conjunction with […]
Labor and Trade, Labor Chapter, Labor Reform, Rapid Response Labor Mechanism, USTR
Trade Continuity Agreement between Mexico and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland With the United Kingdom´s (UK) withdrawal from the European Union (EU), the need to sign a new transitional trade agreement between Mexico and the UK arises so that the rights and obligations, which established preferential trade conditions as well as […]
Brexit, EUMexFTA, import duties, International Trade, Mexico, Trade Continuity Agreement, UK
This week in our Mexican economic newsletter, VTZ reports the fresh potato imports and the Mexican Supreme Court ruling, Mexico’s WTO proposal on the Appellate Body, and a new initiative on Cinematography and Audiovisual Services, the Outsourcing Reform, Mexican international trade statistics, and the Mexico-UK Continuity Agreement. Fresh Potato Imports and their Phytosanitary Restrictions Upheld […]
Cinematography Law, Mexico, phytosanitary measures, potato, supreme court, trade, USMCA, WTO
This week in our economic newsletter, we highlight the report of the USTR that identifies international trade barriers in Mexico, among other matters. International Trade Barriers in Mexico On March 31, the USTR published its annual report “Barriers to Foreign Trade 2021“, which lists different trade concerns either identified by USTR and expressed by the […]
Biotech products, Energy, Food Labeling, Glyphosate, labor outsourcing, NOMs, trade barriers
Trade Summit USTR-Mexico 2021 On March 23, Tatiana Clouthier, head of the Ministry of Economy, met virtually with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Katherine Tai, to discuss the importance of the bilateral trade relationship and the full implementation of the USMCA. Both sides committed to future engagement on shared priorities such as economic recovery in the context […]
Amendment NOM-051, antidumping, Cannabis, Doing Business in Mexico, Energy, International Trade, Investing in Mexico, Labeling, Marihuana
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