The deadline for Financial Technology Institutions (the “FTIs”) to submit their application to the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) has expired.
In 2013, the Mexican authorities were questioned regarding the domestic regulatory process for FTTs, which prompted them, together with the industry itself, to study, explore and work on the creation of regulations that would address the national and international context in this area. In 2018, the Law to Regulate Financial Technology Institutions, better known as […]
Acedo Santamarina collaborates with “Sociedad Activa” to bring education and culture to agricultural fields in Sonora
As part of our firm’s social responsibility program, Acedo Santamarina signed a collaboration agreement with Appleeseed Mexico, which will provide pro bono legal services to civil society organizations that seek to positively impact our community.
Increase in the IEPS rate
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 74, Section IV, second paragraph of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, the Federal Executive shall submit to the Chamber of Deputies the Income Law Initiative and the Federal Expenditure Budget Bill no later than September 8, and the corresponding Secretary of State shall appear before the […]
Possibility of not paying fines resulting from the declaration of nullity or revocation of the administrative act.
On April 30, 2019, the Tax Administration Service published Annex 7 of the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution, which contains the regulatory criterion 17/CFF/N under the heading: “Declaration of plain and simple nullity or the revocation of the corresponding resolution does not detract from spontaneous compliance”.
Tax remission is eliminated
The Decree became effective the day after its publication, i.e. May 21, 2019, and will be in force until 2024.
Freedom of expression vs. the right to honor and privacy
This paper will discuss the balance between the right to freedom of expression of journalists and the media in relation to the publication of articles, reports, or news and the right to honor and the right to privacy of a public figure. This topic will be mainly addressed based on the pronouncements made by the […]
NOM Publication
On March 8, 2019, the Official Mexican Standard “NOM-184-SCFI-2018 Regulatory elements and specific obligations to be observed by providers for the commercialization and/or provision of telecommunications services when using a public telecommunications network” (the “NOM 184”) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which replaces and cancels the one published on August 24, […]
Constitutionality of the state of interdiction, (in commemoration of the World Down Syndrome Day)
In this article we will discuss the concept of the state of interdiction to which persons with some type of physical, sensory, intellectual, emotional and/or mental disability may be subject, based on the provisions of the law as well as the perspective that the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation has had in recent […]
Article 1461 of the Commercial Code: Indirect questioning of Competence-competence?
Under the principle of Competence-competence, the arbitral tribunal to which a dispute that was subject to an arbitration agreement is submitted, is empowered to decide on its own competence, so that prior to issuing an award on the merits, it must study the existence and validity of the arbitration agreement.
Possible reforms to the Pemex law
Last January 9, 2019, deputies of the Morena Parliamentary Group presented before the Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Union an initiative that amends, adds and repeals various provisions of the Law of Petróleos Mexicanos (the “Initiative”).