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New Gendarmerie to Begin in Late 2013 (Apr. 30, 2013) by Norma Gutierrez
Members of the armed forces have begun the selection and training of officers for a new federal police force in
Topic: Police
Jurisdiction: Mexico
New Amparo Law is Enacted (Apr. 30, 2013) by Norma Gutierrez
On April 2, 2013, the Mexican Executive Branch officially published a Decree in the Diario Oficial of the Federation (the official gazette) promulgating the ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Agreement Against Organized Crime and Terrorism (Apr. 24, 2013) by Norma Gutierrez
During his recent visit to
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Japan / Mexico
Agreement on Trade Balance and Oil (Apr. 23, 2013) by Norma Gutierrez
Mexican President Enrique Peandntilde;a Nieto, during his recent trip to
Topic: Trade and commerce
Jurisdiction: China / Mexico
PRI Senators Propose Military Reform (Apr. 23, 2013) by Norma Gutierrez
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presented a bill in the Mexican Congress to ensure the presumption of innocence of the members of the military forces who ...
Topic: Military
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Extradition Treaty Ratified (Jun. 19, 2012) by Norma Gutierrez
Marisella Morales, the Attorney General of the Mexican Republic, and China's ambassador to Mexico, Zeng Gang, exchanged the documents of ratification on the extradition treaty between ...
Topic: Extradition
Jurisdiction: China / Mexico
Federal Tribunal Approves Extradition of (Jun. 19, 2012) by Norma Gutierrez
On June 7, 2012, a Mexican federal tribunal authorized the extradition to the United States of Sandra andAacute;vila Beltrandaacute;n, known as the "Queen of the Pacific," ...
Topic: Extradition
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Federal Government Regulates Use of Force by Military and Police (May. 10, 2012) by Norma Gutierrez
The Federal Government of Mexico announced on April 23, 2012, the entry into force of rules for the use of public force in operations against criminal ...
Topic: Police
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Senate Committees Approve Reform of Military Trial Jurisdiction (May. 10, 2012) by Norma Gutierrez
It was reported on April 20, 2012, that the key Senate committees of Mexico's national legislature, the Congress of the Union, have approved amendments to the ...
Topic: Military
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Economic Agreement Amended (Mar. 06, 2012) by Norma Gutierrez
During a recent visit to Japan, Mexico's Secretary of Economy, Bruno Ferrari, and his Japanese counterpart signed an amendment to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the ...
Topic: Trade and commerce
Jurisdiction: Japan / Mexico
China Proposes FTA with Mexico (Jan. 27, 2012) by Norma Gutierrez
China is seeking a free trade agreement with Mexico in order to ...
Topic: Trade and commerce
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Trade Agreement Reached with Central American Countries (Dec. 21, 2011) by Norma Gutierrez
On December 5, 2011, the Presidents of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras and the Secretaries of Foreign Relations of Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Costa Rica signed a ...
Topic: Trade and commerce
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Decriminalization of Defamation, Libel, and Slander (Dec. 20, 2011) by Norma Gutierrez
With 81 votes in favor, zero against, and no abstentions, the Mexican Senate in plenary session approved the repeal of articles 1 and 31 of the ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Tourism Agreement (Nov. 23, 2011) by Norma Gutierrez
The Mexican Secretary of Tourism, Gloria Guevara Manzano, and the Ambassador of Israel to Mexico, Rodica Radian Gordon, signed a Tourism Cooperation Agreement on November 3, ...
Topic: International cultural relations
Jurisdiction: Israel / Mexico
Economy Secretariat Accuses China of Unfair Trade Practices (Nov. 23, 2011) by Norma Gutierrez
The Secretariat of Economy of Mexico has continued to criticize before the World Trade Organization (WTO) China's trade practices deemed detrimental to fair and equitable competition. ...
Topic: Trade and commerce
Jurisdiction: Mexico / World Trade Organization
Constitutional Reforms on Expulsion of Foreigners (Aug. 08, 2011) by Norma Gutierrez
On June 10, 2011, Mexico issued a decree amending article 33 of the country's Constitution, an old provision from 1917 that granted the President "the exclusive ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Constitutional Reforms to Fight Human Trafficking (Jul. 25, 2011) by Norma Gutierrez
On July 14, 2011, Mexican President Felipe de Jesanduacute;s Calderon Hinojosa issued a decree to amend articles 19, 20, and 73 of the Federal Constitution. Under ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Mexico
New Anti-Kidnapping Law Promulgated (Dec. 08, 2010) by Norma Gutierrez
The General Law to Prevent and Punish Crimes of Kidnapping was officially published in Mexico's federal gazette on November 30, 2010, and it will come into ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Law Allowing Personal Drug Use and Against Small-Scale Drug Trafficking (Sep. 04, 2009) by Norma Gutierrez
On August 20, 2009, the Mexican government officially published a new decree amending the General Law on Health and the Federal Penal Code and the Code ...
Topic: Narcotics and drug abuse
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Reform to Protect Financial Consumers Promulgated (Jul. 09, 2009) by Norma Gutierrez
On June 25, 2009, the Federal Government of Mexico promulgated a decree on a package of financial reforms prepared last December but deadlocked for the first ...
Topic: Banks and financial institutions
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Promulgation of Federal Law on Confiscation of Assets (Jun. 10, 2009) by Norma Gutierrez
On May 29, 2009, the Federal Law on Confiscation of Assets was published in Mexico's official gazette. The statute regulates article 22 of the Mexican Constitution ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mexico
New Law of the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (Jun. 09, 2009) by Norma Gutierrez
On May 29, 2009, the Mexican government officially published the New Organic Law of the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR), which entered ...
Topic: Government organization
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Agreement on Biofuels Signed (Apr. 13, 2009) by Norma Gutierrez
On March 16, 2009, Presidents Manuel Zelaya of Honduras and Alvaro Uribe of Colombia signed a complementary agreement to the Basic Technical Cooperation Agreement of 1980, ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Colombia / Honduras
Law on Database of Mobile (Cell) Phone Users (Apr. 09, 2009) by Norma Gutierrez
On April 10, 2009, an amendment to the Federal Act on Telecommunications that mandates telephone companies to create a National Registry of Mobile Phone Users, with ...
Topic: Communications and electronic information
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Mexico City Bill to Grant Guest Status to Migrants (Apr. 09, 2009) by Norma Gutierrez
It was reported on March 30, 2009, that Mexico City's Secretary of Rural Development and Equity for Communities, Rosa Mandaacute;rquez, has prepared a bill for passage ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Former President Cleared of Responsibility for 1968 Student Massacre (Apr. 09, 2009) by Norma Gutierrez
On March 26. 2009, a Mexican federal court exonerated former President Luis Echeverria andAacute;lvarez of all criminal responsibility for a massacre of students that occurred in ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Deputies Approve Bill Prohibiting Government Officials from Earning More Than the President (Apr. 07, 2009) by Norma Gutierrez
It was reported on March 31, 2009, that Mexico's Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill, entitled the Maximum Salaries Law, with 365 votes in favor, ...
Topic: Elected and appointed officials
Jurisdiction: Mexico
General Act on National Public Security System (Jan. 12, 2009) by Norma Gutierrez
On January 1, 2009, President Felipe Calderon of Mexico signed into law the General Act on the National Public Security System. It came into force on ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Historic Reform of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) and Approval of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Bills (Nov. 06, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
Three important bills on the reform of Reform of Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), on renewable energy, and on sustainable energy were recently approved by the ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Compensatory Quotas on Chinese Import Goods Eliminated (Oct. 30, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
October 14, 2008, was the last day for the application of compensatory quotas that protected the Mexican industry from Chinese competition for a number of years. ...
Topic: Commerce and industry
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Supreme Court Dismisses Constitutional Challenge to Electoral Reform (Oct. 08, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
It was reported on October 3, 2008, that the Supreme Court of Mexico (known as the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation) decided that it ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Amendments to Rules of Procedure for Review of Unfair Trade Practices (Oct. 07, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
Topic: Commerce and industry
Jurisdiction: Mexico
CAFTA Coming into Effect (Sep. 10, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
A high-ranking official in Costa Rica's Office of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, estimated that the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (US-CAFTA) will enter into effect in ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Costa Rica / United States
Historic Anti-Crime Agreement Signed (Sep. 10, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
Representatives of the three branches of the Mexican government, the 31 state governors, the mayor of Mexico City, labor union representatives, church representatives, business representatives, and ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Refugee Legislation Approved (Jul. 02, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
Twenty-eight years after acceding to the United Nations Convention on Refugees, on June 5, 2008, Nicaragua approved the Law on Protection of Refugees. The legislature passed ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: Nicaragua
Judicial Reform Enacted (Jul. 02, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
President Felipe Calderon of Mexico signed a decree on June 17, 2008, enacting constitutional amendments reforming the criminal justice and public security systems; the decree was ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Congress Passes Reform to Tax Free Zones Law (Jun. 02, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
On April 30, 2008, the Guatemalan Congress approved a reform to the Organic Law on Tax Free Zones, Zona de Libre Industria y Comercio Santo Tomandaacute;s ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Guatemala
Supreme Court Upholds Gasoline and Diesel Tax (Jun. 02, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice validated most of the fiscal reform package, known as the gasolinazo, ";gasoline boom,"; on May 12, 2008. The Court upheld the ...
Topic: Transportation
Jurisdiction: Mexico
New Import Rules for Passengers (Jun. 02, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
According to the General Rules on Matters of Foreign Trade for 2008 that were published officially in the Mexican federal official gazette on April 30, 2008, ...
Topic: Customs
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Energy Reform Bill Submitted (Apr. 02, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
President Felipe Calderon submitted an energy reform bill to the Mexican Congress on April 9, 2008. In a broadcast address to the nation, he pointed out ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Mexico
New Electoral Code (Mar. 02, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
The Mexican Government officially published a new federal electoral law on January 14, 2008. The Federal Code of Electoral Institutions and Procedures (COFIPE) supersedes the Code ...
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Presidents Sign Customs Union Agreement (Mar. 02, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
The presidents of the five Central American republics that make up the Central American Integration System (SICA) signed an agreement in Guatemala City, on December 12, ...
Topic: Commerce and industry
Jurisdiction: Central America
Law on National Symbols Amended (Mar. 02, 2008) by Norma Gutierrez
An amendment to Mexico's Law on the Coat of Arms, the Flag, and the National Anthem that was passed in January of 2008 mandates that under ...
Topic: National symbols
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Government Promulgates Law Against Human Trafficking (Dec. 02, 2007) by Norma Gutierrez
The Mexican Federal Government promulgated the Law to Prevent and Punish Trade in People on November 27, 2007, effective the same day, its official date of ...
Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Fiscal Reform Measures Published in Federal Official Gazette (Nov. 02, 2007) by Norma Gutierrez
On October 1, 2007, the Mexican government officially published a fiscal reform package to increase the government's revenue. The fiscal laws amended are: the Income Tax ...
Topic: Government finance
Jurisdiction: Mexico
Cooperation Agreement (Nov. 02, 2007) by Norma Gutierrez
The Cuban Minister of Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation, Martha Lomas, and the Honduran Minister for Technical Matters and International Cooperation, Karen Zelaya, recently signed an ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Cuba / Honduras
Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange of Criminal Information (Nov. 02, 2007) by Norma Gutierrez
On September 19, 2007, Mexico and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in areas of training and exchange of information on criminal ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Mexico / United States
