Looking for the CRE permit? You now file it with the CNE
The Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) was replaced by the National Energy Commission (CNE). The permit you need still exists — what changed is the authority and the process, not the obligation. Here is what you need to know.
What the reform changed (and what it didn't)
- The authority: the CNE takes over the CRE's permitting functions.
- The process: the application is filed through SENER's Ventanilla Única de Energía (the single-window energy portal), mostly online.
- The terminology: what you used to look up as a "CRE permit" is today the CNE permit for marketing or retail sale of refined petroleum products.
- The obligation: without a permit, no purchase or sale of fuel is legal.
- Existing permits: the ones issued by the CRE remain valid and in force.
- The substantive documentation: technical, tax and legal requirements are still the hard part of the filing.
What to do in your case
I'm opening a new gas station
You file for the fuel marketing/retail permit directly with the CNE, along with the ASEA documentation and the municipal permits.
Start with the guide to opening a gas station →I hold a permit issued by the CRE
It's still in force. Amendments, permit transfers and recurring obligations (such as volumetric reports) are now filed with the CNE.
See our CNE permit service →My documentation stalled halfway with the CRE
Filings in progress moved to the new framework. It's worth checking the status in the Ventanilla Única and revalidating the documentation before reactivating it.
Request a status assessment →I'm operating out of compliance (expired licenses)
The transition does not erase obligations: ASEA-PROFECO inspections continue. Regularization — bringing an existing station into compliance — is dramatically cheaper before an inspection visit.
Learn about RENAGAS regularization →Frequently asked questions
General guidance, updated for the CNE framework now in force. It does not replace formal advice; always check against DOF and official sources.
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