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WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-Summary§13 |
Mexico |
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Mexico imposes non tariff measures to protect national security, public health, plant and animal health or the environment and for balance of payments reasons. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-Summary§17 |
Mexico |
2017 |
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Mexico regulates exports and imposes export duties in order to guarantee supplies or to protect human health, the environment, fauna, flora and the cultural heritage. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/352/REV.1 |
S-I§12 |
Mexico |
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Mexico continues to face the challenge of increasing labour productivity and making the economy generally more competitive. During the review period, the Government introduced policy changes to that end, including a programme of 11 structural reforms covering various sectors and areas. These were:
- energy reform: a new law was passed that substantially reforms the energy sector (Section 4.2). The aim is to secure energy requirements, specifically oil, electricity, renewable energy and natural gas, while laying the foundations for modernization of the sector to attract investment and boost economic growth and job creation;
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S-Box-I.1 |
Mexico |
2017 |
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Internal taxes |
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Box 1.1 Key measures of the 2014 Tax Reform
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Green taxes
• A flat rate tax on fossil fuels was established, based on carbon content. In 2015, the rates charged on different types of fuel were as follows: propane: Mex$5.91 cents per litre; butane: Mex$7.66 cents per litre; gasoline (petrol) and aviation fuel: Mex$10.38 cents per litre; jet fuel and other kerosenes: Mex$12.40 cents per litre; diesel: Mex$12.59 cents per litre; fuel oil: Mex$13.45 cents per litre; petroleum coke: Mex$15.60 per tonne; coking coal: Mex$36.57 per tonne; coal: Mex$27.54 per tonne; other fossil fuels: Mex$39.80 per tonne of carbon contained in the fuel. The amount of the tax will be adjusted annually according to the variation in the national consumer price index, so as to remain constant in real terms.
• The reform also introduced an ad valorem tax on pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, based on the product's toxicity category, with rates of between 0% and 9% as from 2015 (in 2014 the rates were between 0% and 4.5%). In the case of imports, the tax base is the value used for tariff purposes, plus other levies payable, except for VAT.
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S-Table-II.1 |
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Table 2.1 Institutions involved in trade policy
Ministries Main functions
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Environment and Natural Resources • Formulate and conduct national policy on natural resources;
• establish official regulations on the sustainable use of natural resources;
• propose the formulation of policies on international affairs and foreign trade;
• together with the SHCP, help set the general criteria for establishing fiscal and financial incentives;
• propose to the SE the adoption of regulations or restrictions on imports or exports of natural resources.
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S-II§27 |
Mexico |
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On 5 October 2015, the countries participating in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) announced the end of the negotiations and the parties signed the agreement on 4 February 2016. This agreement contains 30 chapters that cover trade in goods (including customs cooperation and trade facilitation; sanitary and phytosanitary measures; technical barriers to trade; and trade remedies), trade in services, government procurement, intellectual property rights, the environment and SMEs. It also encompasses e commerce and other issues pertaining to the Internet and the digital economy. The TPP will take effect once it has been ratified by all the countries in accordance with their internal procedures, within two years of its signature. Failing this, the TPP will enter into force in 2018, when it has been ratified by at least six original signatories that together account for at least 85% of the 2013 GDP of the original signatories.
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S-II§34 |
Mexico |
2017 |
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Administratively, the principal bodies tasked with regulating and managing foreign investment continue to be the National Foreign Investment Commission (CNIE), the Directorate General of Foreign Investment (DGIE) and the National Foreign Investment Register (RNIE). They are all attached to the Ministry of the Economy (SE). Composed of several Ministries, the CNIE is chaired by the Minister of the Economy and is responsible for issuing foreign investment policy guidelines, designing mechanisms to promote investment in Mexico and approving certain types of FDI, as well as the terms and conditions governing the participation of foreign investment in activities and acquisitions subject to specific regulation. The Commission must decide on the applications it receives within 45 working days at the most, failing which the application is deemed to be approved. In considering applications, the CNIE must be mindful of several criteria, such as the impact on employment and worker training, the technological contribution, compliance with environmental provisions and the contribution to enhancing the competitiveness of the country's production sector , while specifically ensuring that these requirements do not distort international trade, except when national security must be protected. The DGIE is responsible for handing down administrative decisions on foreign investment pursuant to the LIE, as well as for managing the RNIE.
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S-II§41 |
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After the reforms undertaken during the review period, the activities reserved exclusively to the State are currently the following: exploration for and extraction of oil and other hydrocarbons (although the State may sign contracts with State owned production enterprises and with private individuals); planning and control of the national electrical system as well as the public service of electricity transmission and distribution (in this case too, the State may enter into contracts with private individuals); nuclear power generation; radioactive minerals; telegraph, radio telegraph and postal services; issuing of banknotes; minting of coins; control, supervision and surveillance of ports, airports and heliports; and any other areas that may be expressly reserved by the applicable legislation.
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S-Table-III.5 |
Mexico |
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Table 3.5 Other import charges, 2016
Taxable goods Rate in 2016 Changes since2012
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Fossil fuels (carbon emissions)
Propane Mex$0.629/litre
Butane Mex$0.815/litre
Gasoline (petrol) and aviation fuel Mex$0.1105/litre
Jet fuel and other kerosenes Mex$0.1320/litre
Diesel Mex$0.1340/litre
Fuel oil Mex$0.1431/litre
Petroleum coke Mex$16.60/tonne
Mineral coke Mex$29.31/tonne
Coking coal Mex$38.93/tonne
Other fossil fuels Mex$42.37/tonne of carbon in the fuel
Fossil fuels were included in 2014.
The specific rate is updated each year by a SHCP Decision published in the Official Journal. Decision No. 26/2015, published in the Official Journal of 24 December 2015, includes the specific rates for 2016.
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Pesticides 0%, 6%, 7% or 9%, according to the toxicity category In 2014 pesticides were included with rates between 0% and 4.5%; these rates were changed in 2015.
As of 2015, the Law set rates of 6%, 7% or 9% according to the toxicity category.
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S-III§40 |
Mexico |
2017 |
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Under the LCE (Foreign Trade Law) (Article 16), non tariff measures may be adopted: to remedy temporarily balance of payments imbalances; to regulate the entry of used goods, waste or goods with no substantial market in their country of origin or provenance; to administer the provisions of international treaties or conventions to which Mexico is a party; in retaliation against other countries that have restricted Mexican imports; to prevent unfair international trade practices; and to protect national security, public health and the environment, or for animal or plant health reasons.
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