Activities reserved
to the state
Oil and other hydrocarbons; Basic petrochemicals;
Electricity; Nuclear energy generation; Radioactive minerals; Mail; Bill
issuance; Telegraph; Radio-telegraphy; Coin minting; Controlling, supervising
and monitoring ports, airports and heliports.
Note: Satellite communications and railroads are no
longer reserved to the State since the approval of the Railroad Service
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Activities reserved to Mexican nationals
or companies incorporated under a foreigner exclusion clause
Land transportation of passengers, tourists and
freight, excluding parcel and message delivery services; Gasoline and oil
liquefied gas retail distribution; Radio transmission, radio and television
services other than cable television; Credit Unions; Development banking
institutions, under the relevant laws; Professional and technical services
expressly set forth in the applicable legal provisions
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Activities and purchases under specific
regulations
a) Activities with a maximum 10% share:
Production cooperatives
b) Activities with a maximum 25% share:
Domestic air transportation, Air taxis, Specialized
air transportation.
c) Activities with a maximum 30% share:
Financial group holding companies, Multibanking
institutions, Stock brokers, Stock exchange specialists.
d) Activities with a maximum 49% share:
Insurance companies, Bonding companies, Money
exchange, General depository warehouses, Financial leasing companies, Factoring
companies, Financial corporations with a limited purpose as referred to
in Article 103, Fraction IV of the Credit Institutions Law; Corporations
referred to in Article 12 Bis of the Stock Exchange Market Law; Stocks
representing the fixed capital in Investment Companies and Investment Company
Operators; Manufacturing and marketing of explosives, firearms, ammunition
and fireworks, excluding purchases and use of explosives for industrial
and mining activities, or preparing explosive mix for consumption in those
activities, Printing and publishing newspapers for domestic circulation
only, Series 'T' stocks in corporations owning agricultural, cattle breeding,
and forestry land, Cable television, Basic telephone services; Fishing
in sweet water, sea shores and the exclusive economic zone, excluding aquaculture,
Comprehensive port administration, Vessel pilot port services to conduct
inner sailing operations under the relevant Law; Shipping companies engaged
in commercial operations of vessels for inner and cabotage sailing except
for tourist cruises, and dredge and navy artifact operation for port construction,
preservation and operations, Services related to the railroad sector including
passenger services, maintenance and rehabilitation of railways, by-passes,
repair shops for traction and dragging equipment, organizing and marketing
unit trains, operating inner cargo terminals, and railroad telecommunications;
Supplying fuel and lubrication for vessels, airplanes, and railroad equipment.
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Activities under NAFTA's gradual opening
scheme:
International land transportation of passengers,
tourists and cargo between various sites in Mexico, and management of passenger
bus stations and ancillary services:
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1994
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December 18, 1995
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January 1, 2001
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January 1, 2004
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Reserved only for Mexican nationals or companies
incorporated under the foreigner exclusion clause
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Up to 49% ownership
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Up to 51% ownership*
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Up to 100% ownership*
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Manufacturing and assembling parts, equipment
and spares for the automotive industry; and Building, construction and
installation of works:
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1994
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January 1, 1999
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Up to 49% ownership
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Up to 100% ownership*
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Videotext and switchboard package services:
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1994
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July 1, 1999
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Up to 49% ownership
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Up to 100% ownership*
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* No prior authorization is required from the National
Commission of Foreign Investment
Activities
requiring authorization from the NCFI on for foreign capital stock participation
over 49%
Port services for vessels to conduct their inner
sailing; Operations such as towing, cabotage and barge sailing; Shipping
companies engaged in operating high sea vessels; Air terminal management;
Private preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools,
higher education, and combined schools; Legal services; Credit
information companies; Security rating institutions; Insurance
agents; Cellular telephones; Building pipelines to transport
oil and oil by-products; Oil and gas well drilling
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