PPP and investment law

Mexico: PPP and investment law

The laws that govern PPP and concessions, investment guarantees, dispute settlement and legal terms, with links to the official texts.

Checked on October 23, 2026Information, not legal advice

In brief

Mexico's federal PPP Law (2012) allows both projects started by the government and unsolicited private proposals. The private proposer, the promotor, can be compensated if another bidder wins, and the company that carries out the project is the desarrollador. Mexico joined ICSID in 2018 and is a party to the New York Convention.

PPP and concession law

In force

Ley de Asociaciones Público Privadas

English title: Public-Private Partnerships Law

Official publication: DOF 2012-01-16
Current version: November 14, 2025

A long-term contract between the contracting public entity and the developers (Art. 13). Chapter III (Arts. 26–31) covers unsolicited proposals: any interested party may submit one, and if the project is tendered, the promoter receives a certificate with reimbursement or bonus conditions. Our check relied on archived copies of the official Chamber of Deputies website.

Official text (opens in a new tab)

Investment protection

In force

Ley de Inversión Extranjera

English title: Foreign Investment Law

Official publication: DOF 1993-12-27
Current version: May 27, 2024

Mexico's law on foreign investment, published in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOF).

Official text (opens in a new tab)

Constitutional protection of property

The constitutional property provision has not yet been checked against the official text, so we do not summarise it here.

Dispute settlement

ICSID Convention

Contracting State

In force: August 26, 2018

New York Convention (1958)

Party

Investment treaty with Ukraine

No bilateral investment treaty

Ukraine's treaties at a glance

Legal terms

How the law names each party, in the original language. Useful when reading tender documents and contracts.

Public side

dependencias y entidades
ente público contratante

Private side

desarrollador

Who proposes a project

promotorauthor of an unsolicited proposal

Any interested party may submit an unsolicited proposal. Its author, the promotor, can be compensated if another bidder wins the tender.