Newsletter The Trading Room: Special Economic Zones and USMCA (Download in PDF: Trading Room -221112019) Special Economic Zones Officially End On Tuesday, the Decree that repeals the Declarations of all Special Economic Zones (“ZEEs”) was published in the evening edition of the Official Gazette of the Federation. According to the Decree, one of the main […]
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The Trading Room (Download our newsletter in PDF: Trading Room) Overhaul to Food Product Labeling As we reported in our Alert, on October 1 the Chamber of Deputies approved the reform to the General Health Law to regulate the frontal warning labeling on food and non-alcoholic beverages. The Senate has yet to approve such reform. In […]
Approval of the USMCA, Labels to food products, Labor Reform, USMCA
El pasado 19 de septiembre se llevó a cabo el 15° Foro de Comercio Exterior 2019 organizado por Index Mamotoros y el Cómite de Comercio Exterior. En este evento, nuestro socio Eduardo Zepeda, impartió la conferencia “Mejores prácticas en la era de la 4T para atender actos de fiscalización en Comercio Exterior“, donde expuso algunas […]
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The Trading Room (Download our PDF version of our newsletter: Trading Room) Trump Threats Again WTO Members This Tuesday US President Trump “threaten” to pull out of the WTO and called again on the WTO reform regarding the “developing-country” status during a rally in Pennsylvania. The context of the “threat” was done when President Trump mentioned […]
Vázquez Tercero & Zepeda – Mexico’s 2019 “Law Firm of the Year” As previously announced, the guide Best Lawyers considered Vázquez Tercero & Zepeda as the 2019 Trade Law Firm. As a result of such great honor, Best Lawyers interviewed our managing partner, Adrian Vázquez, to have a legal insight regarding trade developments in Mexico. “Moving with the World” Best Lawyers […]
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The Trading Room (For English click the following link: Trading Room) Resultados de la visita de los Representantes de EE.UU. La delegación de representantes del Congreso de los EE. UU. visitó a las autoridades mexicanas el viernes pasado para discutir temas sobre el TMEC. Después de las reuniones hubo una conferencia de prensa en la tarde. […]
Acuerdo Migratorio, Aprobación TMEC, Guardia Nacional, Migrantes centroamericanos, Solución de Controversias, USMCA
The Trading Room (Download the PDF version: Trading Room -20190614 Migration Pact stops Tariffs Friday afternoon, Mexico and the US agreed on the migration crisis, an agreement that prevents, at least temporarily, the establishment of tariffs against products from Mexico. We highlight the following from the joint declaration and the press: Mexico comprises to send […]
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The Trading Room (Download our newsletter in PDF: Trading Room -20193105) One step away from USMCA This week the process of ratifying USMCA began in the three countries. In the US, the US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, submitted yesterday to the House of Representatives a draft of Statement of Administrative Action (SSA), which contains the laws that […]
International Trade, Ratification, Reduction of Economy Staff, United States tariffs, USMCA
End of Mexican Countermeasures Against US Products (Download the PDF version: Trade Alert – 20052019) Last Friday a joint statement by the US and Mexico was issued regarding the elimination of the so-called Section 232 tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminum. On Sunday 19th, the US President issued a Proclamation that eliminated the 232 measures applicable […]
The Trading Room (download our newsletter in PDF here: Trading Room -20190426) Goodbye SEZs This Thursday in his morning press conference, Mexican President, AMLO, declared that the Special Economic Zone policy will disappear. According to his statements: “[SEZ] were supposedly going to help, but they never did anything to help. The business was made, the land […]
Labor Reform, Mexico, Ratification, Special Economic Zones, Unions, USMCA
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