Mexico’s Executive Branch published an agreement, effective immediately instructing the agencies and entities of the Federal Public Administration to execute the indicated actions in relation to the Mexican government’s projects and works considered of public interest and national security
FTC approved a final order settling charges that Broadcom Inc. had illegally monopolized markets for semiconductor components used to deliver internet services through exclusive dealing and related conduct.
In relevant part, the Decree’s amendments include the following:
Changes to land use of forest land will be subject to analysis of carbon storage capacity, in addition to the existing requirements set forth in the current law.
Changes to the use of land in indigenous territories will be subject to a prior, free, informed, culturally appropriate, and good faith consultation, to be carried out by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) in coordination with the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) has been added to several decision-making processes.
The following chart compares the articles amended in the Decree:
Mexican organic farmers celebrate the ban on glyphosate
Mexico s Organic Farming Society (SOMXPRO) -Sociedad Mexicana de Producción Organica AC in Spanish- celebrated the initiative of the Federal Government to gradually ban the use of glyphosate in national agriculture, until its total elimination in 2024. More than 300,000 organic producers in Mexico do not use glyphosate in our crops. However we have been subjected to external contamination of this substance, a fact that has caused economic losses to organic producers, stated Homero Blas Bustamante, the president of SOMXPRO.
SOMXPRO also proposed establishing measures so consumers can identify glyphosate-free foods via a label, in order to guarantee Mexicans the right to choose a healthy diet.
Friday, December 11, 2020
On Nov. 19, 2020, the Mexican Senate approved new provisions and amendments to the federal laws that regulate cannabis, including various provisions of the General Health Law and Federal Criminal Code. The amendment will now be sent to the Chamber of Deputies for discussion and/or amendment and potential approval (the Resolution) and subsequent publication in the Federal Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación, DOF). The Resolution is at an early stage of its legislative process and is not yet in effect. Below is an overview of some of the most relevant changes.
1. FEDERAL LAW FOR THE REGULATION OF CANNABIS.