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measures in order to adequately attend disabled and aged persons, as well as provideemployees with training and orientation in accordance with the LFT. Furthermore, it ismandatory to use the air route system established by the SCT.2.2.2. Private air transportation servicesPrivate air transportation services are directed towards one or more persons or entities,other than the owner or holder of the aircraft, for the purpose of generating a profit. Theseservices are subject to a permit and may only operate in areas authorized by the SCT.These types of services are:a) Aircraft rentals to third parties;b) Specialized air transportation services, among which are aerial photography, aerialtopography, commercial publicity, aerial fumigation, artificial rain creation, parachuting,aerial inspection, and monitoring, flight training, etc.;c) Those services the SCT specifies in accordance with the NOMs.Foreign aircraft through which private air transportation services are provided will besubject to the provisions of applicable international treaties.3. Energy3.1. The Legal Regime for Natural Gas in MexicoThe Law Regulating Article 27 of the Constitution in Petroleum Matters (Ley Reglamentariadel Artículo 27 Constitucional en el Ramo del Petróleo, LRACRP) establishes that only theMexican nation can engage in the various forms of hydrocarbon exploitation that constitutethe petroleum industry. For the purposes of the LRACRP, the exploration, exploitation,refining, and first-hand sale of natural gas (hereinafter “gas”), as well as thetransportation and storage necessary to connect the exploitation of gas to its production,among other activities, are considered to constitute the petroleum industry.The LRACRP provides that gas transport, storage, and distribution services can be providedby private entities, as long as they have the proper permit.The first-hand sale of natural gas, as well as its storage, transport, distribution, importation,exportation, and any other matter related to natural gas are regulated by the NaturalGas Regulations (Reglamento de Gas Natural, RGN).259Regulated Activities3.1.1. First-hand sales of natural gasFor purposes of the RGN, first-hand sales are considered to be the “first alienation of gasof national origin by Petróleos Mexicanos (the Mexican National Petroleum Company,PEMEX) to a third party for delivery within national territory”.