This, to save the thousands of jobs generated by the steel company.The Suspension of Payments Law, issued in 1943 and repealed in May 2000, prevented the auction of the company's assets.This was under the now repealed Bankruptcy and Suspension of Payments Law by the Civil Judge of Monclova, Coahuila (the headquarters of AHMSA).In addition, it prevented the recognition of new creditors.The judicial authority (IFECOM), in charge of the new restructuring process, has already begun its task.