LatinNews Daily - 01 July 2020

* Mexico’s chamber of deputies has ratified two bills and approved two legal reforms which were necessary to bring Mexican legislation in line with the terms of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a few hours before the new regional trade deal came into force on 1 July. The deputies reformed the federal penal code, adding legislation to protect intellectual property and criminalise piracy, and modernised federal copyright laws, allowing those who hold copyright to authorise public access to their work on the internet. Additionally, the chamber of deputies passed a bill to regulate infrastructure quality, and created a federal law which protects industrial property, regulates industrial secrets and sanctions unfair competition. On 29 June, Mexico’s senate had reformed the customs law to update tariffs, and approved the environmental cooperation agreement which is part of USMCA.

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