On September 27, 2017, the Mexican Senate passed a bill that amended Mexico’s main environmental law. One of the most relevant amendments deals with fines for environmental violations which will increase if the bill passes.
On 28 April 2020, the Prime Minister gave an outline of the plan to gradually relax the lockdown from 11 May onwards. On 3 May 2020, the Ministry of Labour published a National Deconfinement Plan for companies to ensure the health and safety of employees, link here. Companies which have not already done so must take steps to adapt working conditions to these new recommendations.
On 24 January 2017, the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) approved the final compromise text of the EU’s long awaited Conflict Minerals Regulation. This paves the way for the text to be formally adopted by the EU institutions in the coming months, with the Parliament expected to vote on the legislation in early March 2017.
