(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;
(iv) the issuance and sale of the Debt Securities by Mexico pursuant to this Agreement and the performance by Mexico of its obligations in this Agreement, the Indenture and the Debt Securities do not require any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any governmental authority of the United States or the State of New York that in such counsel’s experience is normally applicable in relation to transactions of the type contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture, any Authorization and the Debt Securities, except such as have been obtained or effected under the Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Debt Securities under this Agreement (but we express no opinion relating to any state securities or Blue Sky laws);
(v) the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement do not, and the performance by Mexico of its obligations in this Agreement, the Indenture and the Debt Securities will not, result in a violation of any United States federal or New York State law that in such counsel’s experience normally would be applicable with respect to such issuance, sale or performance (but we express no opinion relating to any United States federal securities laws or state securities or Blue Sky laws);
(vi) under the laws of the State of New York relating to submission to jurisdiction, Mexico has pursuant to Section 15 hereof validly and irrevocably submitted to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in any action arising out of or based upon this Agreement, has to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law validly and irrevocably waived any objection to the venue of any such action in any such court, and has validly and irrevocably appointed its Consul General in The City of New York as its authorized agent for the purpose described in Section 15 hereof; service of process effected in the manner set forth in Section 15 hereof will be effective to confer valid personal jurisdiction over Mexico in any such action; and the waiver by Mexico pursuant to Section 15 hereof of any immunity to jurisdiction to which it may otherwise be entitled (including sovereign immunity and immunity from pre-judgment attachment, post-judgment attachment and execution) is valid and binding under New York and federal law, subject to the limitations imposed by the United States Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976;
(vii) the statements set forth under the heading “Description of the Securities—Debt Securities” in the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented by the statements set forth in the preliminary and final Prospectus Supplement and the documents listed in Schedule I of such opinion, insofar as such statements purport to summarize certain provisions of the Debt Securities and the Indenture, provide a fair summary of such provisions; and
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