ARTICLE 52: ACCEPTANCE OF THE INVESTIGATION REQUEST AND INITIATION OF THE SAME
From the presentation of the request the Ministry (LCE: Art. 3) (RLCE: Art. 1) shall:
Within 25 days, accept the request and declare the start of the investigation (RLCE: Art. 76) (RLCE: Art. 119) through the respective resolution (RLCE: Art. 80) (RLCE: Art. 81) (RLCE: Art. 124) (RLCE: Art. 125); or
Within a period of 17 days, require the applicant more evidence or data, which must be provided within a period of 20 days from the receipt of the prevention (RLCE: Art. 78) (RLCE: Art. 120). If the requirements are satisfactorily provided, the Ministry shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of the preceding section. If the required elements and data are not provided in a well-timely manner, the application will be considered abandoned and the applicant will be notified personally, or
Within a period of 20 days, discard the request when the requirements established in the applicable legislation are not met, through the respective resolution.
The Ministry shall publish the corresponding resolution in the Official Journal of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación), except in the case of disposal, and notify the interested parties that it has knowledge.