Mexican Section
Vision
Be a National Section that satisfies the requirements of our users, with a quality level that brings national and international recognition.
Mandate
Article 30.6.3 of the Agreement establishes the Secretariat comprising the Canadian Section, the Mexican Section and the United States Section. The mandate of the Secretariat is set out in Article 30.6.3 of the Agreement and reads:
The Secretariat shall:
- provide assistance to the Commission;
- provide administrative assistance to:
- panels and committees established under Section D of Chapter 10 (Review and Dispute Settlement in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Matters), and
- panels established under Chapter 31 (Dispute Settlement), including under Annex 31-A (United States-Mexico Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism) and Annex 31-B (Canada-Mexico Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism);
- be responsible for the payment of remuneration to and expenses of panels and committees established under Section D of Chapter 10 (Review and Dispute Settlement in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Matters) and panelists, assistants, and experts involved in dispute settlement proceedings under Chapter 31 (Dispute Settlement), including under Annex 31-A (United-States-Mexico Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism) and Annex 31-B (Canada-Mexico Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism); and
- as the Commission may direct:
- support the work of other committees and groups established under this Agreement, and
- otherwise facilitate the operation of this Agreement.
The Mexican Section of the Secretariat is established by the Agreement and other agreements signed by Mexico with other Latin America countries.
In accordance with the dispositions of the mentioned agreements, the Secretariat has the following mandate:
- Provide assistance to the free trade commissions;
- Administrate dispute settlement procedures (i.e. provide administrative assistance to panels and tribunals); and
- Assist in any other activity that the free trade commissions or the administrative commissions require, including assistence to committees and working groups for each agreement.
In this site you will find texts of the:
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
- Pacific Alliance
- Free Trade Agreement between the United Mexican States and the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
- Free Trade Agreement between the United Mexican States and the Republic of Colombia
- Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Chile and the United Mexican States
- Free Trade Agreement between the United Mexican States and the Republic of Panama
- Free Trade Agreement between the United Mexican States and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Guiding Principles
- Impartiality
- Transparency
- Integrity
- Respect
- Equality
- Honesty
- Service Orientation
- Order and Discipline
Contact Us
Mexican Section
Pachuca No. 189, 17th floor
Colonia Condesa, Demarcación Territorial Cuauhtémoc
C.P. 06140, Mexico City
Telephone No.: +52 55 57 29 91 00 Ext. 15085
E-mail: ssmtlc@economia.gob.mx
Business hours
| Monday to Friday | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Time |
| Saturday and Sunday | Closed |
Legal holidays
| New Year’s Day | January 1 |
| Constitution Day | First Monday in February (February 3) |
| Benito Juárez’s Birthday | Third Monday in March (March 17) |
| Good Thursday | April 17 |
| Good Friday | April 18 |
| Labor Day | May 1 |
| Battle of Puebla Day | May 5 |
| Independence Day | September 16 |
| Commemoration of the Beginning of the Mexican Revolution | Third Monday in November (November 17) |
| Christmas Day | December 25 |
And any other day designated as a legal holiday by the Federal Laws and any day on which the office of the Mexican Section of the T-MEC Secretariat is officially closed.
Personnel
| Luis Gutiérrez Reyes | Secretary |
| Diana Paola Muñiz Anguiano | Area Director |
| Javier Armando Gutiérrez Hernández | Head of Department for Panelists Support |
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