Doing Business 2020
Mexico
12 Request and obtain occupancy clearance
Agency : Delegational One-Stop Shop
Building use clearance is granted by the one-stop shop, once the occupancy clearance is issued
to BuildCo. 6 days no charge
13 Request and obtain authorization from civil protection
Agency : Secretaria de Protección Civil
An inspection from the civil protection agency (Secretaria de Protección Civil) will be conducted
upon request by BuildCo. Once the form and the emergency plan are filed, the civil protection
agency will issue a certificate. 7 days no charge
14 Request and connect to water and sewage services
Agency : Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de México
Once BuildCo. receives the authorization by the Civil Protection Department, it can request and
obtain the water and sewage services. 30 days MXN 32,767
Update the building record at the Tax Ministry
Agency : Ministry of Finance of Mexico City (Secretaría de Finanzas de la Ciudad de México)
Finally, BuildCo. is apt to register the new warehouse.The time and cost of updating the building
record are established by the Financial Code of the Federal District, Article 217. The building is
not actually registered with the Property Registry. Once built, a cadastral actualization document
(manifestacion de actualisacion del valor cadastral) is filed for tax purposes with the Tax Ministry.
The information in the new deed is updated only when the property (with the building included) is
sold. In Mexico, the owner of the land is automatically the owner of the building unless otherwise
specified. Only in cases where the owner of the building and the owner of the property are two
different people would the building be registered. 1 day no charge
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Takes place simultaneously with previous procedure.
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