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Regulatory Policy in Mexico

Towards a Whole-of-Government Perspective to Regulatory Improvement

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Mexico has made several efforts to design and implement a regulatory improvement policy over the past several years. The institutions involved in the better regulation policy have played a key role in enhancing regulatory quality. This includes the Federal Regulatory Improvement Commission (COFEMER), the Ministry of Economy, and the Ministry of Public Administration. Mexico now has two decades of experience in the application of Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA). Over this period, it has continued to expand the scope of RIA, to refine and improve the specific requirements and to invest substantial resources in implementation. Recently, Mexico has adopted the internationally recognised Standard Cost Model, which has brought a renewed impetus across the federal government to reduce administrative burdens generated by formalities. There is also a thriving multi-level regulatory governance programme. As a result, Mexico is currently at a stage where positive results are being obtained. However, this is not the time to slow down; instead, further work should be fostered to step up to a new phase of regulatory quality which embeds an effective and profound regulatory improvement culture across the federal government.

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Regulatory policy and institutions in Mexico

This chapter describes Mexico’s current policies for better regulation and the institutions that have been set up to support and implement such policies. Mexico has a formal policy on better regulation established in the Federal Law of Administrative Procedure. The Federal Commission for Regulatory Improvement oversees this policy, in which line ministries and agencies of the federal public administration have specific obligations as well. There are important synergies between COFEMER and the Ministry of Public Administration in the better regulation policy. There is also a renewed emphasis in Mexico on training and capacity building to improve the quality of regulations.

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