Technical guidelines for the activities described in the Extraordinary Actions Agreement.
April 7, 2020 / COVID-19 / Litigation
INFORMATION NOTE
On April 6, 2020, the Ministry of Health published the Technical [1] Guidelines for the Activities Described in the Extraordinary Actions Agreement to Attend the Health Emergency (the “Extraordinary Actions Agreement”)[2] in the FOG.
The following precisions were made regarding the activities described as essential in the Extraordinary Actions Agreement, Article 1, item c) and e):
- A. Companies whose suspension might have an irreversible effect on their operation. Which are the following: steel, cement, and glass manufacturing companies; information technology services that guarantee computing systems continuity in the private, public, and social sectors.
- Said companies will keep a minimal activity and will inform the Ministry of Economy of the total of workers via email at economia@economia.gob.mx.
- B. Shipment companies. This includes companies and e-commerce platforms, as long as they comply with the requested health and safety practices.
- C. Companies needed for the conservation, maintenance, and reparation of critical infrastructure: electric energy. It is specified that the coal mines and the companies in charge of distribution (transport and logistic) will keep a minimal activity to cover the demand of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), informing the Ministry of Economy of the total number of workers.
[1] https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5591234&fecha=06/04/2020
[2] https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5590914&fecha=31/03/2020