IP/N/1/MEX/10  
IP/N/1/MEX/C/7  
8 April 2016  
(16-1972)  Page: 1/2  
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER 
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
MEXICO: DECREE AMENDING ARTI CLE 231, SUBPARAGRAPH III, 
OF THE FEDERAL LAW ON COPYRIGHT 
Notifying Member M EXICO  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
Title Decreto por el que se reforma la fracción III del artículo 231 de la 
Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor  (Decree amending Article 231, 
subparagraph III, of the Federal Law on Copyright) 
Subject matter Copyright and related rights 
Nature of 
notification  Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation 
  Other law or regulation 
Link to legal text http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/IP/MEX/16_1424_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  First notification 
 Amendment or revision to notified legal text 
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s) 
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to IP/N/1/MEX/C/3 (8 January 2013) 
 
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatc h=IP/N/1/MEX/C/3&Language=English&Context
=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true  
 
IP/N/1/MEX/3 (19 December 2012)  https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatc h=IP/N/1/MEX/3&Language=English&Context=
ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true  
 
IP/N/1/MEX/C/1/Add.1 (6 March 2007) 
 https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatc h=IP/N/1/MEX/C/1/Add.1&Language=English&
Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true  
 
IP/N/1/MEX/2 (5 March 2007) 
 
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatc h=IP/N/1/MEX/2&Language=English&Context=
ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true  IP/N/1/MEX/10 • IP/N/1/MEX/C/7 
- 2 - 
   IP/N/1/MEX/C/1 (17 March 2000) 
 https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatc h=IP/N/1/MEX/C/1&Language=English&Context
=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true  
 
IP/N/1/MEX/1/Corr.1* (25 February 2000) (in Spanish only) 
 
https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatc h=IP/N/1/MEX/1/Corr.1&Language=Spanish&C
ontext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true  
Brief description of the notified legal text 
 
Amendment relating to trade-related infringement s to include the following acts, where performed 
for the purpose of direct or indirect financial gain: the fixation, production, reproduction, storage, 
distribution, transport or marketing of copies of works, cinematographic and other audiovisual 
works, phonograms, videograms or books protected by copyright or related rights without the authorization of the respective owners, within the meaning of the Law. 
Language(s) of notified text Spanish 
Date of adoption Date of publication in the Official Journal of the Federation ( Diario Oficial de 
la Federación ), i.e. 13 January 2016 
Entry into force 14 January 2016 
 
Notification details 
 
Submission date 
of notification 1 April 2016 
Other information   
Agency or 
authority 
responsible Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor  (Mexican Copyright Institute)