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North American Free Trade Agreement
Annex I: Reservations for Existing Measures and Liberalization Commitments (Chapters 11, 12, and 14)
Schedule of Mexico - Part 2
| Sector: | Professional, Technical and Specialized Services |
| Sub-Sector : | Medical Doctors |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 9231 - Private Medical, Odontological and Veterinary Services (limited to medical and odontological services) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley Federal del Trabajo, Capítulo I |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
Only Mexican nationals licensed as doctors in the territory of Mexico may provide in-house medical services in Mexican enterprises. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Professional, Technical and Specialized Services |
| Sub-Sector : | Specialized Personnel |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 951012 - Customs Brokers and Representation Agency Services (limited to shippers' export declarations) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley Aduanera, Título IX, Capítulo Unico |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
A shipper's export declaration must be processed by a Mexican national licensed as a customs broker ("agente aduanal") or by a representative ("apoderado aduanal") employed by the exporter and authorized by the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público for this purpose. |
| Phase-Out: | None. Subject to discussion by the Parties five years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement. |
| Sector: |
Professional, Technical and Specialized Services |
| Sub-Sector : | Professional Services |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 9510 - Professional, Technical and Specialized Services (limited to professional services) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal and State |
| Measures: | Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 5o. Constitucional, Relativo al Ejercicio de las Profesiones en el Distrito Federal, Capítulo III, Sección Tercera, Capítulos IV, V
Ley General de Población,Título III, Capítulo III
Reglamento de la Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 5o. Constitucional, relativo al Ejercicio de las Profesiones en el Distrito Federal, Capítulo III |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
Only Mexican nationals may be licensed in professions that require a professional license ("cédula profesional").
An "inmigrado" or an "inmigrante" may seek a judicial order to obtain such a license. |
| Phase-Out: | Citizenship and permanent residency requirements are subject to removal within two years of the date of entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with Article 1210(3). On removal of these requirements, a foreign professional will be required to have an address in Mexico.
With respect to legal services, see Schedule of Mexico, Annex I, page I-M-46, Schedule of Mexico Annex II, page II-M-10, and Schedule of Mexico, Annex VI, page VI-M-2. |
| Sector: |
Professional, Technical and Specialized Services |
| Sub-Sector : | Professional Services |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 951002 - Legal Services (including foreign legal consultancy) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Articles 1102, 1202)
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 1103, 1203)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 5o. Constitucional, Relativo al Ejercicio de las Profesiones en el Distrito Federal, Capítulo I, Capítulo III, Sección III
Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Reglamento de la Ley Reglamentaria del Artículo 5o. Constitucional, relativo al Ejercicio de las Profesiones en el Distrito Federal, Capítulos I, II, V
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título IX, Capítulo I
As qualified by the Description element |
| Description: | Cross Border Services and Investment
Except as provided for in this reservation, only lawyers licensed in Mexico may have an ownership interest in a law firm established in the territory of Mexico.
Lawyers licensed in a Canadian province that permits partnerships between those lawyers and lawyers licensed in Mexico will be permitted to form partnerships with lawyers licensed in Mexico.
The number of lawyers licensed in Canada serving as partners, and their ownership interest in the partnership, may not exceed the number of lawyers licensed in Mexico serving as partners, and their ownership interest in the partnership. A lawyer licensed in Canada may not practice or advise on Mexican law.
A law firm established by a partnership of lawyers licensed in Canada and lawyers licensed in Mexico may hire lawyers licensed in Mexico as employees.
Lawyers licensed in Canada will be subject to Schedule of Mexico, Annex VI, page VI-M-2.
Lawyers licensed in the United States will be subject to Schedule of Mexico, Annex II, page II-M-10 and Schedule of Mexico, Annex VI, page VI-M-2. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Professional, Technical and Specialized Services |
| Sub-Sector : | Professional Services |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 951003 - Accounting and Auditing Services (limited to accounting services) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Código Fiscal de la Federación, Título III
Reglamento del Código Fiscal de la Federación, Capítulo II |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
Only Mexican nationals who are licensed as accountants in Mexico are authorized to perform audits for tax purposes on behalf of:
(a) state enterprises;
(b) enterprises that are authorized to receive taxdeductible donations;
(c) enterprises with income, capital stock, number of employees and operations above levels specified annually by the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público; or
(d) enterprises undergoing a merger or divestiture. |
| Phase-Out: | Citizenship and permanent residency requirements are subject to removal within two years of the date of entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with Article 1210(3). On removal of these requirements, a foreign professional will be required to have an address in Mexico. |
| Sector: | Professional, Technical and Specialized Services |
| Sub-Sector : | Specialized Services (Commercial Public Notaries) |
| Industrial Classification: | |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Articles 1102, 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Código de Comercio, Libro I, Título III
Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y
Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título II, Capítulo I |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services and Investment
1. Only a Mexican national by birth may be licensed to be a commercial public notary ("corredor público").
2. A commercial public notary may not have a business affiliation with any person for the provision of commercial public notary services. |
| Phase-Out: | 1. Citizenship and permanent residency requirements are subject to removal within two years of the date of entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with Article 1210(3). On removal of these requirements, a foreign professional will be required to have an address in Mexico.
2. None |
| Sector: | Professional, Technical and Specialized Services |
| Sub-Sector : | Specialized Services |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 951001 - Public Notary |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Articles 1102, 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal and State |
| Measures: | Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Leyes del Notariado para los Estados de: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Coahuila, Colima, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Distrito Federal, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán and Zacatecas.
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título IX, Capítulo I |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services and Investment
Only Mexican nationals by birth may be granted a fiat ("patente") to be public notaries ("notarios públicos").
A public notary may not have a business affiliation with any person for the provision of public notary services. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Professional, Technical and Specialized Services |
| Sub-Sector : | Professional Services |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 951023 - Other Professional Services (limited to private veterinary services) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley de Sanidad Fitopecuaria de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Título II, Capítulo IV
Reglamento de Control de Productos QuímicoFarmacéuticos, Biológicos, Alimenticios, Equipos y Servicios para Animales, Capítulos IV, V |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
For enterprises that manage chemical, pharmaceutical and biological goods for application to animals, only a Mexican national may be:
(a) a veterinarian responsible for management of such goods; or
(b) a licensed professional responsible for laboratories of such enterprises. |
| Phase-Out: | Citizenship and permanent residency requirements are subject to removal within two years of the date of entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with Article 1210(3). On removal of these requirements, a foreign professional will be required to have an address in Mexico. |
| Sector: | Retail Commerce |
| Sub-Sector : | Sale of Non-Food Products in Specialized Establishments |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 623087 - Sale of Firearms, Cartridges and Ammunition
CMAP 612024 - Wholesale Commerce, Not Elsewhere Classified (limited to firearms, cartridges and ammunition) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1102)
Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 1107) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley Federal de Armas de Fuego y Explosivos, Título III, Capítulo I
Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Reglamento de la Ley Federal de Armas de Fuego y Explosivos, Capítulo IV
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título IX, Capítulo I |
| Description: | Investment
Investors of another Party or their investments may only own, directly or indirectly, up to 49 percent of the ownership interest in an enterprise established or to be established in the territory of Mexico that sells firearms, cartridges and ammunition.
No foreign national may appoint or be appointed a member of the board of directors or managing officer of such an enterprise. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Religious Services |
| Sub-Sector : | |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 929001 - Religious Services |
| Type of Reservation: | Local Presence (Article 1205)
Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 1107) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley de Asociaciones Religiosas y Culto Privado, Título II, Capítulos I, II |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
Religious associations must be associations constituted in accordance with the Ley de Asociaciones Religiosas y Cultos Privados.
Investment
Representatives of religious associations in Mexico must be Mexican nationals. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Services to Agriculture |
| Sub-Sector : | |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 971010 - Supply of Agricultural Services |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,
Artículo 32
Ley de Sanidad Fitopecuaria de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Título II
Ley de Nacionalidad y Naturalización, Capítulo IV
Reglamento de la Ley de Sanidad Fitopecuaria de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Capítulo VII |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
A concession granted by the Secretaría de Agricultura y Recursos Hidráulicos is required to spray pesticides.
Only Mexican nationals or Mexican enterprises may obtain such a concession. |
| Phase-Out: | Six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the requirement of a concession will be replaced with a permit requirement and the citizenship requirement will be eliminated.
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| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Air Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 713001 - Transportation Services on MexicanRegistered Aircraft
CMAP 713002 - Air Taxi Transportation Services |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1102)
Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 1107) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro IV, Capítulo I, X, XI
Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título IX, Capítulo I
As qualified by the Description element |
| Description: | Investment
Investors of another Party or their investments may only own, directly or indirectly, up to 25 percent of the voting interest in an enterprise established or to be established in the territory of Mexico that provides commercial air services on Mexican-registered aircraft. The chairman and at least twothirds of the board of directors and twothirds of managing officers of such an enterprise must be Mexican nationals.
Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises in which 75 percent of the voting interests is owned or controlled byMexican nationals and of which the chairman and at least two-thirds of the managing officers are Mexican nationals may register aircraft in Mexico.
Only Mexican-registered aircraft may provide the following commercial air transport services:
(a) "domestic services" (air services between points, or from and to the same point, in the territory of Mexico, or between a point in the territory of Mexico and a point not in the territory of another country) ;
(b) "scheduled international services" (scheduled air services between a point in the territory of Mexico and a point in the territory of another country) where those services have been reserved to Mexican carriers under existing or future bilateral agreements; and
(c) "non-scheduled international services" (non-scheduled air services between a point in the territory of Mexico and a point in the territory of another country) where those services have been reserved to Mexican carriers under existing or future bilateral agreements. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Specialty Air Services |
| Industrial Classification: | |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Articles 1102, 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205)
Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 1107) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III; Libro IV, Capítulo XII
As qualified by paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the Description element |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
1. A permit issued by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) is required to provide all specialty air services in the territory of Mexico.
2. A person of Canada or the United States may obtain such a permit to provide flight training, forest fire management, fire-fighting, glider towing, and parachute jumping services in Mexico, subject to compliance with Mexican safety requirements.
3. Such a permit may not be issued to a person of Canada or the United States to provide aerial advertising, aerial sightseeing, aerial construction, helilogging, inspection and surveillance, mapping, photography, surveying and aerial spraying services.
Investment
4. Investors of another Party or their investments may only own, directly or indirectly, up to 25 percent of the voting interest in an enterprise established or to be established in the territory of Mexico that provides specialty air services using Mexican-registered aircraft. The chairman and at least twothirds of the board of directors and two-thirds of managing officers of such an enterprise must be Mexican nationals. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises in which 75 percent of the voting interest is owned or controlled by Mexican nationals and of which the chairman and at least two-thirds of the managing officers are Mexican nationals may register aircraft in Mexico. |
| Phase-Out: | Cross-Border Services
A person of Canada or the United States will be allowed to obtain a permit by SCT to provide, subject to compliance with Mexican safety requirements, the following specialty air services:
(a) three years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, aerial advertising, aerial sightseeing services, aerial construction and heli-logging; and
(b) six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, inspection and surveillance, mapping, photography, surveying and aerial spraying services.
Investment
None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Air Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 384205 - Aircraft Building, Assembly and Repair (limited to aircraft repair) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Artículo 32
Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III; Libro IV, Capítulo XV
Ley de Nacionalidad y Naturalización, Capítulo IV
Reglamento de Talleres Aeronáuticos, Capítulo I |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
A concession granted by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes is required to establish and operate, or operate, an aircraft repair facility. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises may obtain such a concession. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Air Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 973301 - Air Navigation Services
CMAP 973302 - Airport and Heliport Administration Services |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Articles 1102, 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,
Artículo 32
Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III; Libro IV, Capítulo IX
Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Ley de Nacionalidad y Naturalización, Capítulo IV
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título IX, Capítulo I |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
A concession granted by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes is required to construct and operate, or operate, airports and heliports and to provide air navigation services. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises may obtain such a concession.
Investment
Prior approval of the Comisión Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras is required for investors of another Party or their investments to own, directly or indirectly, more than 49 percent of the ownership interest in an enterprise established or to be established in the territory of Mexico engaged in the following activities:
(a) construction and operation of airports or heliports;
(b) operation of airports or heliports; or
(c) provision of air navigation services. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation |
| Sub-Sector: | Land Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 973101 - Bus and Truck Station Administration and Ancillary Services (main bus and truck terminals and bus and truck stations) |
| Type of Reservation:
| National Treatment (Articles 1102, 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulo I, II, III; Libro II, Título II, Capítulos I, II; Título III, Capítulo Unico
Reglamento para el Aprovechamiento del Derecho de Vía de las Carreteras Federales y Zonas Aledañas, Capítulos II, IV
Reglamento del Servicio Público de Autotransporte Federal de Pasajeros, Capítulo III, IV
As qualified by paragraph 1 of the Description element |
| Description: |
Cross-Border Services
1. A permit issued by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes is required to establish, or operate, a bus or truck station or terminal. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises with a foreigners' exclusion clause may obtain such a permit.
Investment
2. Investors of another Party or their investments may not own, directly or indirectly, ownership interest in an enterprise established or to be established in the territory of Mexicoengaged in the establishment or operation of bus or truck stations or terminals. |
| Phase-Out: | Cross-Border Services
Three years after the date of signature of this Agreement, such a permit may be obtained by Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises.
Investment
With respect to an enterprise established or to be established in the territory of Mexico engaged in the establishment or operation of bus or truck station or terminals, investors of another Party or their investments may own, directly or indirectly:
(a) three years after the date of signature of this Agreement, only up to 49 percent of the ownership interest in the enterprise;
(b) seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, only up to 51 percent of the ownership interest in the enterprise; and
(c) ten years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, 100 percent of the ownership interest in the enterprise.
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| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Land Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 711101 - Railway Transport Services (limited to railway crew) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley Federal del Trabajo, Capítulo I |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
Railway crew members must be Mexican nationals. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Land Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 973102 - Road and Bridge Administration Services and Ancillary Services |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Artículo 32
Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III; Libro II, Título II, Capítulo II; Título III, Capítulo Unico
Ley de Nacionalidad y Naturalización, Capítulo IV |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
A concession granted by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes is required to provide road and bridge administration services and ancillary services. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises may obtain such a concession. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Land Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 711312 - Urban and Suburban Passenger Transportation Service by Bus
CMAP 711315 - Collective Automobile Transportation Service
CMAP 711316 - Established Route Automobile Transportation Service
CMAP 711317 - Automobile Transportation Services from a Specific Station
CMAP 711318 - School and Tourist Transportation Services (limited to school transportation services) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1102, 1202) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III; Libro II, Título II, Capítulo II
Ley de Nacionalidad y Naturalización, Capítulo IV
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título IX, Capítulo I
Reglamento del Servicio Público de Autotransporte Federal de Pasajeros, Capítulo II |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services and Investment
Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises with a foreigners' exclusion clause may provide local bus services, school bus services and taxi and other collective transportation services. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Land Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 711201 - Road Transport Services for Construction Materials
CMAP 711202 - Road Transport Moving Services
CMAP 711203 - Other Services of Specialized Cargo Transportation
CMAP 711204 - General Trucking Services
CMAP 711311 - Inter-City Busing Services
CMAP 711318 - School and Tourist Transportation Services (limited to tourist transportation services) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Articles 1102, 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Memorandum de Entendimiento entre los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica para la Promoción de Servicios de Transporte Turístico de Ruta Fija, 3 de diciembre de 1990
Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III; Libro II, Título II, Capítulo II; Título III, Capítulo Unico
Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título IX, Capítulo I
As qualified by paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 of the Description element. |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
1. A permit issued by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes is required to provide inter-city bus services, tourist transportation services or truck services for the transportation of goods or passengers to or from the territory of Mexico.
2. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises with a foreigners' exclusion clause may provide such services.
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, a person of Canada or the United States will be permitted to provide international charter or tour bus services to or from the territory of Mexico.
4. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises with a foreigners' exclusion clause, using Mexican-registered equipment that is Mexican-built or legally imported and drivers who are Mexican nationals, may provide bus or truck services for the transportation of goods or passengers between points in the territory of Mexico.
Investment
5. Investors of another Party or their investments may not own directly or indirectly, an ownership interest in an enterprise established or to be established in the territory of Mexico engaged in bus or truck transportation services as set out in the Industry Classification element. |
| Phase-Out: | Cross-Border Services
A person of Canada or of the United States will be permitted to provide:
(a) three years after the date of signature of this Agreement, Cross-Border truck services to or from the territory of border states (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila,Nuevo León, Sonora and Tamaulipas), and such a person will be permitted to enter and depart Mexico through different ports of entry in such states;
(b) three years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, Cross-Border scheduled bus services to or from the territory of Mexico; and
(c) six years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, Cross-Border truck services to or from the territory of Mexico.
Three years after the date of signature of this Agreement, only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises, using Mexicanregistered equipment that is Mexican-built or legally imported and drivers who are Mexican nationals, may provide bus or truck services for the transportation of international cargo or passengers between points in the territory of Mexico. For domestic cargo, paragraph 4 of the Description element will continue to apply.
Investment
With respect to an enterprise established or to be established in the territory of Mexico providing inter-city bus services, tourist transportation services, or truck services for the transportation of international cargo between points in the territory of Mexico, investors of another Party or their investments may own, directly or indirectly:
(a) three years after the date of signature of this Agreement, only up to 49 percent of ownership interest in such an enterprise;
(b) seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, only up to 51 percent of the ownership interest in such an enterprise; and
(c) ten years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, 100 percent of the ownership interest in such an enterprise.
Investors of another Party or their investments may not own, directly or indirectly, an ownership interest in an enterprise providing truck services for the carriage of domestic cargo. |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector : | Land Transportation and Water Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 501421 - Marine and River Works
CMAP 501422 - Construction of Roads for Land Transportation |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,
Artículo 32
Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III; Libro II, Título II, Capítulo II; Libro III, Capítulos II, XV
Ley de Nacionalidad y Naturalización, Capítulo IV |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
A concession granted by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes is required to construct and operate, or operate, marine or river works or roads for land transportation. Such a concession may be granted only to Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Non-Energy Pipelines |
| Industrial Classification: | |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,
Artículo 32
Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III
Ley Federal de Aguas, Título I, Capítulo I
Ley de Nacionalidad y Naturalización, Capítulo IV |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
A concession granted by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes is required to construct and operate, or operate, pipelines carrying goods other than energy or basic petrochemicals. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises may obtain such a concession. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector : | Specialized Personnel |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 951012 - Customs Brokers |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1102) |
| Level of Government: | |
| Measures: | Federal
Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,
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Ley Aduanera, Título II, Capítulo Unico
Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título IX, Capítulo I |
| Description: | Investment
Investors of another Party or their investments may not own, directly or indirectly, an ownership interest in a customs broker enterprise ("agencia aduanal"). |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Water Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 1300 - Fishing |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Article 1203)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,
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Ley de Pesca, Capítulos I, II
Ley de Navegación y Comercio Marítimos,
Libro II, Título Unico, Capítulo I
Ley de Nacionalidad y Naturalización, Capítulo IV
Reglamento de la Ley de Pesca, Capítulo I, III, IV, V, VI, IX, XV |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
A concession granted, or permit issued, by the Secretaría de Pesca is required to engage in fishing activities in "Mexican jurisdictional waters". Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises, using Mexicanflagged vessels, may obtain such a concession or permit. Permits may exceptionally be issued to persons operating vessels flagged in a foreign country that provides equivalent treatment to Mexicanflagged vessels to engage in fishing activities in the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises may obtain authorization from the Secretaría de Pesca for deep sea fishingon Mexicanflagged vessels, fixed rigging installations, recollection from the natural milieu of larvae, postlarvae, eggs, seeds or fingerlings, for research or aquaculture purposes, introduction of live species into "Mexican jurisdictional waters", and for educational fishing in accordance with the programs of fishing educational institutions. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Water Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 384201 - Shipbuilding and Ship Repair |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205)
Performance Requirements (Article 1106) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,
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Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III; Libro III, Capítulo XV
Ley para el Desarrollo de la Marina Mercante, Capítulo IV
Ley de Nacionalidad y Naturalización, Capítulo IV |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
A concession granted by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes is required to establish and operate, or operate, a shipyard. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises may obtain such a concession.
Cross-Border Services and Investment
For the owner of a Mexicanflagged vessel to be eligible for government cargo preferences, subsidies and tax benefits granted under the Ley para el Desarrollo de la Marina Mercante, that owner must carry out repair and maintenance operations in shipyards and repair facilities in the territory of Mexico. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Water Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 712011 - International Maritime Transportation Services
CMAP 712012 - Cabotage Maritime Services
CMAP 712013 - International and Cabotage Towing Services
CMAP 712022 - Internal Port Water Transportation Services
CMAP 712021 - River and Lake Transportation Services |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Articles 1102, 1202)
Most-Favored-Nation Treatment (Articles 1103, 1203)
Senior Management and Boards of Directors (Article 1107) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II y III; Libro III, Capítulos I-XV
Ley para el Desarrollo de la Marina Mercante, Capítulos I, III
Ley de Navegación y Comercio Marítimos, Libro II, Título Unico, Capítulos I, III
Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título I
IX, Capítulo I |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services and Investment
Maritime cabotage services, including off-shore maritime services, are reserved to Mexican-flagged vessels. A waiver may be granted by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes where Mexicanflagged vessels are not able to provide such services. Only Mexican-flagged vessels may transport cargo owned by the Federal Government.
Foreignflagged vessels may provide international maritime services in the territory of Mexico on the basis of reciprocity with the relevant country. Only Mexicanflagged towing vessels may provide towing services from Mexican ports to foreign ports. Where such towing vessels are not able to provide such services, the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes may provide permits to foreignflagged towing vessels. Only a Mexican national or a Mexican enterprise with a foreigners' exclusion clause may own vessels registered and flagged as Mexican. All members of the board of directors and managers of such enterprise must be Mexican nationals.
Investment
Prior approval of the Comisión Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras is required for investors of another Party or their investments to own, directly or indirectly, more than the 49 percent of the ownership interest in an enterprise established or to be established in the territory of Mexico operating foreignflagged vessels providing international maritime transport services. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
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| Sub-Sector: | Water Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 973203 - Maritime and Inland (Lake and Rivers) Ports Administration |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley de Navegación y Comercio Marítimos, Libro II, Capítulo II
Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro III, Capítulo XI |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
All port workers must be Mexican nationals. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation
|
| Sub-Sector: | Water Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 973201 - Loading and Unloading Services Related to Water Transportation (includes operation and maintenance of docks; loading and unloading of vessels at shore-side; marine cargo handling; operation and maintenance of piers; ship and boat cleaning; stevedoring; transfer of cargo between ships and trucks, trains, pipelines and wharves; waterfront terminal operations) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1102) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Ley de Navegación y Comercio Marítimos, Libro I, Título Unico, Capítulo I; Libro II, Título II
Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Capítulos I, II, III, V, VI
Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III; Libro III, Capítulo II
Reglamento de la Ley para Promover la Inversión Mexicana y Regular la Inversión Extranjera, Título I; Título II, Capítulo I; Título IV; Título V; Título VIII, Capítulos I, II, III, V; Título IX, Capítulo I
Reglamento del Servicio de Maniobras en las Zonas Federales de Puertos, Libro I, Título Unico, Capítulo I; Libro II, Título Unico, Capítulo II, Sección A; Libro IV, Título Unico
Reglamento para el Uso y Aprovechamiento del Mar Territorial, Vías Navegables, Playas, Zona Federal Marítimo Terrestre yTerrenos Ganados al Mar, Capítulo II, Sección II
As qualified by the Description element |
| Description: | Investment
Prior approval of the Comisión Nacional de Inversiones Extranjeras is required for investors of another Party or their investments to own, directly or indirectly, more than 49 percent of the ownership interest in an enterprise, established or to be established in the territory of Mexico providing to third persons the following services: operation and maintenance of docks; loading and unloading of vessels at shore-side; marine cargo handling; operation and maintenance of piers; ship and boat cleaning; stevedoring; transfer of cargo between ships and trucks, trains, pipelines and wharves; and waterfront terminal operations. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Sector: | Transportation |
| Sub-Sector: | Water Transportation |
| Industry Classification: | CMAP 973201 - Loading and Unloading Services Related to Water Transportation (includes operation and maintenance of docks; loading and unloading of vessels at shore-side; marine cargo handling; operation and maintenance of piers; ship and boat cleaning; stevedoring; transfer of cargo between ships and trucks, trains, pipelines and wharves; waterfront terminal operations) |
| Type of Reservation: | National Treatment (Article 1202)
Local Presence (Article 1205) |
| Level of Government: | Federal |
| Measures: | Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,
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Ley de Navegación y Comercio Marítimos, Libro I, Título Unico, Capítulo I; Libro II, Título II
Ley de Vías Generales de Comunicación, Libro I, Capítulos I, II, III; Libro III, Capítulo II
Ley de Nacionalidad y Naturalización, Capítulo IV
Reglamento del Servicio de Maniobras en las Zonas Federales de Puertos, Libro I, Título Unico, Capítulo I, Libro II, Título Unico, Capítulo II, Sección A; Libro IV, Título Unico
Reglamento para el Uso y Aprovechamiento del Mar Territorial, Vías Navegables, Playas, Zona Federal Marítimo Terrestre y Terrenos Ganados al Mar, Capítulo II, Sección II |
| Description: | Cross-Border Services
A concession granted by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes is required to construct and operate, or operate, maritime and inland port terminals, including docks, cranes and related facilities. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises may obtain such a concession.
A permit issued by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes is required to provide stevedoring and warehousing services. Only Mexican nationals and Mexican enterprises may obtain such a permit. |
| Phase-Out: | None |
| Phase-Out: | None |
Continues in Annex I: Schedule of United States
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