The independent Mexican competition law regulator, COFECE, has been abolished and absorbed into the Ministry of Economics. What does this mean for merger control and competition law enforcement in Mexico? Lucia Ojeda Cárdenas, lawyer at SAI Law & Economics in Mexico City, joins Matthew Hall and Subrata Bhattacharjee to discuss this dramatic reform to the Constitution of Mexico. Listen to this episode to learn more about the timing of the changes, the structure of the new agency and implications for Mexican and foreign companies operating in the country.

With special guest:

Lucia Ojeda Cárdenas, partner, SAI Law & Economics

Related Links:

SAI memo November 2024, Bill to eliminate various autonomous constitutional agencies, including COFECE

COFECE press release November 2024, Position regarding the approval of the reform on organic simplification

COFECE position paper regarding the reform

COFECE position paper regarding the transition to the new competition authority

IFT position paper regarding the reform

IFT position paper regarding the budget assigned by Congress

Congress of the Union, Decree whereby various provisions of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States are reformed, added, and repealed, in organic simplification matters

Hosted by:

Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods London LLP and Subrata Bhattacharjee, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP