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 …
Do you know that there are preventive actions that can be implemented in your company to reduce the risk of being sanctioned in the National Anti-Corruption System? Would you like to know how to reduce the risk that your employees and officials engage in illegal or irregular activities that affect the company, when contracting with …
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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 …
On September 8th, 2022, a decree amending the General Health Law Advertising Regulation, was published in the Mexican Official Gazette (hereinafter, the “Decree”), which will enter into force on March 7th, 2023. According to the Decree, the Ministry of Health (hereinafter, the “Ministry”) had a 90 days-term from its publication in the Gazette to issue …
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The Mexican Official Standard NOM-259-SSA1-2022 on Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetic Products (hereinafter, the “NOM 259”), aims at establishing the minimum requirements to be met on good practices for the processing and importation of cosmetic products intended for the final consumer in Mexico, and is mandatory for all establishments engaged in the processing and/or importation …
Today September 8th, 2022, the Mexican President published in the Federal Official Gazette several amendments to the Regulation of the General Health Law to Control Products and Services (the “Health Control Regulation”) and the Regulation of the General Health Law in Advertising Matters (the “Advertising Regulation”). The purpose of these amendments is to introduce at …
Law for the transparency, prevention and combat of improper practices in advertising contracting: Where are we? Almost one year ago, the decree issuing the Law for the transparency, prevention and combat of improper practices in advertising contracting (hereinafter, the “Advertising Contracting Law” or the “Law”); it entered into force on September 1st, 2021. In this …
From fiction to reality! We are hearing more and more about a new world where our physical and digital lives will converge. Large economic interests are immersed in the world called Metaverse which promises to generate a solid economy that will encompass new forms of entertainment, commerce, health, education, and work. But what exactly is …
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