Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-III§115 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Export licences |
Chemicals, Other |
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Non automatic licensing (prior permits) for exports is used for the purpose of regulating trade in products in accordance with international treaties or agreements to which Mexico is party, for example, the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Technologies; CITES; the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; and the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. This type of licence may also be used to protect morals, security and public order, public health, the exploitation of natural resources and to conserve flora and fauna, but may not be used to restrict exports. The licensing requirement applies to products originating in any country on the basis of most favoured nation treatment. In 2016, non automatic export licensing applied to 571 tariff lines, mostly chemical products (Chart 3.7).
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Hazardous
Natural resources
Conservation
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-III§117 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Export licences |
Chemicals |
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Non automatic licences are processed using the Digital Window and are issued by different bodies depending on the product concerned and according to specific criteria: for example, COFEPRIS and SEMARNAT grant non automatic licences for the export of pesticides and toxic or hazardous substances (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.19 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Tax concessions |
Energy |
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Table 3.19 Some tax incentives, 2016
Incentive Description Legal instrument
Tax incentives for generating energy from renewable sources Taxpayers may deduct from the ISR 100% of the cost of machinery and equipment used to generate renewable energy or the cost of systems for the efficient generation of electric power. Article 34 (section XII) of the Income Tax Law
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.20 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Loans and financing |
Not specified |
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Table 3.20 Some support programmes, 2012 2016
(Mex$)
Authority Programme Form of support
Nacional Financiera (NAFIN)
Eco credits for businesses
Loans
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-III§147 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Other measures |
Energy |
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Article 28 of the Constitution prohibits monopolies, monopolistic practices, cartels and tax exemptions under the terms and conditions specified in the legislation. It also states that the following functions of the State exercised exclusively do not constitute monopolies: (...) radioactive minerals and nuclear power generation; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-III§178 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Measures |
Public procurement |
Not specified |
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As a general rule, government procurement contracts are awarded by means of a public invitation to tender so that bids can be freely submitted in closed envelopes, which are opened in public. The other two procedures are used in special cases and their use must be justified in writing. They are used, for example, when: (...) (b) there is a risk for public order, the economy, health, security or the environment in Mexico as a result of an event of force majeure; (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-IV§5 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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One of the most important objectives of Mexican agricultural policy is guaranteeing food security, an objective that it is intended to pursue by increasing productivity, including that of dwarf holdings, since small and medium sized farming operations account for 80% of total Mexican agricultural producers. It is hoped to achieve this target by promoting: the sustainable use of water; domestic production of agricultural inputs (fertilizers and seed); research; access to credit; better protection against weather related risks; and the development of the insurance market.
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Sustainable
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-Table-IV.2 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture, Fisheries |
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Table 4.2 SAGARPA incentive programmes, 2012 2016
(Mex$ million)
Programmes Disbursements
2012
Action together with federative entities in the area of investment, sustainability and capacity building 4,876
Sustainability of natural resources n.a.
(...)
2013
Action together with federative entities in the area of investment, sustainability and capacity building 3,746
Sustainability of natural resources n.a.
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2016
Agriculture promotion programme
To provide farmers with an economic incentive to increase mechanization and the level of technology used, and improve the use of water, equipment and infrastructure
To encourage producers to become organic producers and certify their processes 13,769
Programme for the promotion of fishing and aquaculture productivity
To provide support for the fishing and aquaculture sector in order to increase its capitalization, improve the management and surveillance of fishing resources and improve the genetic quality of the species
To promote the development of aquaculture n.a.
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Rural productivity programme
To support the commercial development of family farming
To support agricultural producers in arid and semi arid areas in order to help them increase their productivity through the Productive Infrastructure for Sustainable Soil and Water Management, Arid Zone Development (PRODEZA) programme
To support family production units in highly and very highly marginalized rural localities in order to improve their production capacity through the Strategic Food Security Project (PESA)
To support agricultural producers in improving their capacity for confronting natural disasters 6,306
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Natural resources
Sustainable
Organic
Soil
Water
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-IV§31 |
Mexico |
2017 |
Sectors |
Income or price support |
Agriculture, Energy |
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The Rural Energy Law stipulates that a programme must be established annually by means of tariffs designed to stimulate the use of agricultural energy sources. These stimulus tariffs are applied to an "energy quota" determined by SAGARPA when electricity is put to specific uses, such as operating water pumping and booster equipment for agricultural irrigation. In 2015 2016, farmers on SAGARPA's list of beneficiaries of agricultural energy sources could also benefit from stimulus tariffs for the electricity consumed in aquaculture installations. The energy consumption quota per beneficiary at promotional prices and tariffs is delivered in accordance with the procedures laid down by SAGARPA. Applications are made per production cycle. The energy quota is openly allocated, with the list of beneficiaries being published on the Internet at the beginning of each production cycle.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-IV§32 |
Mexico |
2017 |
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Agriculture, Energy |
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Likewise, up until 2013, the Rural Energy Law also provided for an "Agricultural Diesel" programme, which established a preferential price for a quota of this type of diesel. In 2016, SAGARPA reactivated the programme in a new format. Beneficiaries under the new programme must register with SAGARPA by enrolling in a new "List of Agricultural Diesel Beneficiaries". Beneficiaries can obtain an agricultural diesel quota only up to the total allocated in 2013. Producers receive support in the form of up to 5,000 litres per item of equipment and up to 20,000 litres per beneficiary per year. Users must also register the equipment that they are going to use, which may not be more than 20 years old for tractors and machinery or 10 years old for pumping equipment.
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