On November 29, 2012 Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Relations published an embargo applicable for imports and exports from and to a certain countries and organization in order to comply with rulings issued by the United Nations (UN).

The countries and organizations which fall under this embargo are:

• Imports and exports: North Korea, Iran, Eritrea, and Libya
• Exports only: Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Liberia, Congo, Ivory Coast and Sudan
• Organizations: Taliban and Al-Qaida

The embargo consists on a list of 47 statistical breakouts from chapters 87, 88, 89, 90 and 93 covering tanks and armored vehicles, helicopters, aircrafts and parts thereof, parachutes, binoculars,  flight simulators, telescopic sights for weapons, periscopes, telescopes for machines, battle ships, weapons and others.

This new regulation is to become effective on November 30, 2012.   

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