| Montreal, 29/05/1996 – The governments of Canada, Mexico and of the United States will be holding the third regular session of the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) on August 1-2, 1996 in Toronto, Canada. The Council is the governing body of the Commission. The current members are the Canadian Environment Minister, Mr. Sergio Marchi, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Ms. Carol Browner and the Mexican Environment Minister, Ms. Julia Carabias.
The public is invited to participate in a meeting with the Council to be held in the afternoon of August 1, 1996. In this context, the Council has requested the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the CEC to organize a preparatory meeting in the morning of August 1. The JPAC is also holding regional meetings in Montreal on June 21 and in San Diego on July 19. The objective of the public meetings is to Build a North American Community around the following environmental issues:
Reducing Human Health Risks of Environmental Contaminants in North America
Conserving North American Biodiversity
Strengthening Environment and Economy Linkages in North America
Defining Public Participation in the Activities of the CEC
Registration deadline for representatives of organizations or individuals who would like to attend the August 1 meetings and/or submit statements on the above issues is June 28, 1996.
Requests for registration forms to attend the preparatory and public meetings and/or to submit written statements (not exceeding 3 pages in single spacing) should be directed to the following address:
Executive Director
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
c/o Council Secretary
393 St-Jacques Street West, Suite 200
Montreal (Quebec) H2Y 1N9
Tel: (514) 350-4343 Fax: (514) 350-4345
E-mail: public@ccemtl.org
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