CLIENT ALERT October 29, 2026 On October 28, 2026, an Administrative Order (Acuerdo) was published in the Mexican Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación) to modify the Rules for Filing Applications before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI). The order amends the single form used for procedures relating to applications for appellations of […]
On October 12, 2026, Mexican Official Standard NOM-253-SSA1-2025, On the Handling of Human Blood and Its Components for Therapeutic Purposes (hereinafter, “NOM 253”), was published in the Mexican Official Gazette. Its purpose is to establish the activities, criteria, strategies, and operational procedures applicable within the National Health System in this field. NOM 253 is mandatory
n August 21, 2026, the Agreement determining food additives, processing aids and other substances in food, beverages and food supplements, their uses and sanitary provisions (hereinafter, the “Agreement”) was published in the Official Journal of the Federation (hereinafter, the “DOF”). This regulation abrogates the previous version published on July 16, 2012, and its subsequent amendments,
On February 17, 2025, the National Quality Infrastructure Program 2025 (hereinafter, the “Program”) was published in the Official Federal Gazette. The Program aims to plan, coordinate, and inform the public about the standardization, metrology, and normalization activities that will take place nationwide during 2025. The Program includes the creation and modification of various Official Mexican
The Ministry of Health[1] updated the restrictions for the importation of medicines and medical devices, which do not have marketing authorization in Mexico. On September 11, 2024, an Official Amendment (hereinafter, the “Update”) was published in the Official Federal Gazette (hereinafter “DOF”) eliminating Article Three and Section IV “Importation of supplies without marketing authorization in
The complaint system is the tool available to a company to be aware of potential legal risks, through the people who have a relationship with it (workers, clients, suppliers); for this reason it is promoted in various legal frameworks around the world. The complaints system is a successful international trend against corruption. In the case
On June 8, 2023, the Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (hereinafter, “SCJN”) decided on the constitutional dispute 94/2021 filed by the Federal Economic Competition Commission (hereinafter, “COFECE” – Mexican Antitrust/Competition Authority), to challenge the validity of the Decree issuing the Law for Transparency, Prevention, and Combating of Improper Practices in
The 2013 Federal Law for the Prevention and Identification of Operations with Resources of Illicit Origin (LFPIORPI – Anti-Money Laundering Law) and the Federal Tax Code (FTC) as of January 1st, 2022, set forth the obligation to identify and submit information about the Controlling Beneficiary to the Mexican Tax Authority, which is defined similarly in
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On March 13, 2023, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (hereinafter, “COFEPRIS”) published the Official Letter COFEPRIS-CFS-083-2023 (hereinafter, the “Letter”), which refers to the amendments of September 8, 2022, to the Regulation of the General Health Law on Advertising (hereinafter, the “Advertising Regulation”), in connection with the guidelines that COFEPRIS had the