COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Principal Laws and Agencies

Mexico


PRINCIPAL LAWS

  1. Firstly, what are the principal laws which are aimed at the protection of competition in your country?
    The Federal Law of Economic Competition (FLEC) came into force on June 23, 1993. The principal objective of this antitrust statute is to protect the process of competition in the Mexican market and enhance economic efficiency.

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.