Overview
- The decree was published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación and took effect on publication, creating new criminal and administrative rules against commercial impersonation of public institutions.
- A new Article 403 Bis makes the commercial use, reproduction or imitation of official logos, domains or documents to induce error a crime punishable by one to five years in prison and fines set in UMAs.
- The reform sharply increases penalties for large‑scale copyright and industrial‑property crimes, setting prison terms of four to ten years and wide-ranging day‑fines for commercial production, distribution or sale of protected works.
- The law creates tiered sanctions that raise penalties when sales occur in establishments or through organized, repeated activity, and it criminalizes making or selling devices that decode encrypted satellite signals without authorization.
- Implementation will depend on prosecutors and courts applying the new provisions, raising questions about enforcement practices, effects on vendors and creators, and the line between commercial fraud and everyday online expression.