COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Principal Laws and Agencies
Mexico
PRINCIPAL LAWS
On March 4, 1998 the Code of Regulations to the FLEC was issued.
Please refer to our English translation of the FLEC and Code of Regulations to the FLEC.
PRINCIPAL AGENCIES
Now, we are interested in the principal agencies involved in the enforcement and administration of your competition laws. What are the respective roles of the principal agencies involved in enforcement of the law?
2A. Head of State
The President of Mexico appoints the Commissioners of the Federal Competition Commission.
2B. Government/relevant ministers
The Federal Competition Commission, a technically and operationally autonomous administrative entity of the Ministry of Economy, is the only agency involved in the enforcement and administration of Mexico's Competition law.
2C. Courts
The Federal Courts may reverse the FCC's rulings only in the presence of a violation to the constitutional rights of parties.
2D. Competition agencies
Name: The Federal Competition Commission.
Role: Enforcement of the Federal Law of Economic Competition.
2E. Do the competition agencies have any other administrative, decision making or negotiating roles? And what are these roles?
Please tick one box below: Yes.
The Commission is empowered to 1) conduct investigations initiated at the request of interested parties or ex-officio by the Commission itself; 2) issue administrative rulings and assess penalties for such violations; 3) render advisory opinions regarding competition policy questions, and 4) participate in the negotiation of international agreements regarding competition policy.