1. Pursuant to NAFTA Article 1128, the Governrnent of Mexico is providing its views on certain rnatters of interpretation of the NAFTA arising frorn the recent Award in Bi/con 01 De/aware ¡nc. and otlzers v. Government 01 Canada ("Bi/con ")

2. No inference should be drawn frorn the fact that Mexico has chosen to address only sorne of the issues raised by the disputing parties in connection with the Bi/con Award. Mexico has previously addressed the interpretation of provisions ofNAFT A Chapter Eleven in its subrnissions in this and other disputes, and Mexico re-affirms those prior subrnissions.

3. Mexico takes no position on Ihe facts ofthis dispute. Interpretation of NAFf A Article 1102

4. Article 1102 is intended 10 prevent discrirnination on the basis on nalionality. Mexico agrees thal Ihe NAFTA Parties are unanirnously of the view that a national treatrnenl violation requires a finding of discrirnination based on a foreign investor's nationality. Mexico concurs in Canada's rernarks in paragraphs 21 to 24 ofits subrnission dated May 14,2015.

5. The NAFTA Parties are also unanirnously of Ihe view Ihat the c1airnant always bears Ihe legal burden of proving a national treatrnenl violation and Ihat the burden of disproving a national treatrnent vio1ation never shifts lo Ihe respondent slale.