New Regulations That Came Into Effect in Mexico with the New Year The Yucatan Times
go to original January 6, 2015

From long distance charges, to a new minimum wage, here are some changes and implementations in Mexico that took effect on the first day of 2015.

• LONG DISTANCE. From 1 January 2015 calls to mobiles and landlines anywhere in the Mexican territory will be charged as local calls. The marking of the number does not change, the change is, that service providers will not charge long distance fees; take into account that this measured only applies to calls to national numbers and rates for overseas communications and quotas for national services 01 900 numbers remain.

• FINES FOR NOT HAVING CAR INSURANCE. As of January 1 fines will be applied to those who travel federal highways without, at least, liability insurance.

• DEBT COLLECTION COMPANIES. From the first day of January calls dispatches that do debt collection can only call (and basically harass people) between 7AM to 10 PM on business days only; They will not be able to collect personal reference, except in the case of a liable third party including solidarity endorsement of debt. Debt collection companies hired by banks must be registered with the REDECO (Registro de Despachos de Cobranza).

• MINIMUM WAGE. As of January the minimum wage in Zone A increases to $70.10 pesos per day to and Zone B $ 66.45 pesos per day.

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