(x) pursuant to article 5, fraction II, second paragraph, of the Federal Law of Public Debt and article 166, twentieth paragraph, subsection (a) of the Income Tax Law, payments of principal, premium or interest in respect of the Debt Securities will be exempt from any withholding tax, provided that such Debt Security is directly held by an individual or corporation who is not a resident of Mexico for tax purposes and that such Debt Security is not held through a permanent establishment for tax purposes in Mexico to which such principal, premium or interest payments are attributable, and the Debt Security is not payable in Mexico; Mexico does not impose any stamp, registration or similar taxes payable by a foreign holder in connection with the purchase, ownership or disposition of the Debt Securities; there is no stamp, income, registration, withholding or similar taxes imposed by Mexico or any political subdivision thereof by cause of the delivery, execution or enforcement of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Authorization or the Debt Securities.
(xi) this Agreement, the Indenture, the Authorization and the Debt Securities are in proper legal form under the laws of Mexico for the enforcement thereof against Mexico under the laws of Mexico, provided that, in the event any legal proceeding is brought in any court of Mexico, a Spanish translation of the documents required in such proceedings prepared by a court-appointed translator would, pursuant to Article 271 of the Federal Code of Civil Procedures of Mexico, have to be approved by such court after the defendant had been given an opportunity for a hearing as to the accuracy of such translation, and proceedings would thereafter be based upon such translation; and
(xii) the information contained in the Base Prospectus under the caption “Taxation—Mexican Taxation” fairly summarizes the provisions of Mexican tax law therein described.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely, without independent investigation on its part, as to all matters governed by United States Federal and New York law upon the opinion or opinions referred to under subsection (c) below;
(c) The Representatives shall have received from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, United States counsel to Mexico, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect that:
(i) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Mexico under the law of the State of New York;
(ii) the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered by Mexico and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee, constitutes valid, binding and enforceable obligations of Mexico, (A) subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity and (B) subject to possible judicial action giving effect to foreign governmental actions or foreign laws affecting creditors’ rights;
(iii) assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Mexico of the Authorization setting forth the specific terms of the Debt Securities, and of the Debt Securities against payment therefor, and assuming due authentication, execution and delivery of the Debt Securities by the Trustee, the Debt Securities will be the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of Mexico, entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, (A) subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity and (B) subject to possible judicial action giving effect to foreign governmental actions or foreign laws affecting creditors’ rights;
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