Cytrar II |
Submmission ID: SEM-01-001
Party concerned: Mexico
Date filed: 14/02/2001
Status: Closed
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Latest update: 10/12/2002 The Council voted not to instruct the Secretariat to prepare a factual record.
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Summary of the matter addressed in the submission: The submission asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental law in relation to the establishment and operation of the Cytrar hazardous waste landfill near the city of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The Submitters assert that the Cytrar hazardous waste landfill carried on activities in violation of multiple legal provisions, since: a) it operated without an environmental impact authorization; b) it failed to comply with the applicable legal provisions concerning the design and construction of its facilities; c) it deposited hazardous waste originating from the company Alco Pacífico, Inc. of the United States of America. The submitters allege that these violations concerning the disposal of hazardous wastes have caused damage to human health and to habitat.
Furthermore, the Submission asserts that the Secretariat is empowered to produce a report on the Cytrar case pursuant to NAAEC Article 13, since it is a matter relating to the cooperative functions of the Agreement. If such a report were produced, it would contribute to achieving the objectives of the triannual program plan known as the North American Agenda for Action 2000-2002.
This is the second submission filed on this matter. The first submission may be reviewed under SEM-98-005.
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Submitter(s)
Academia Sonorense de Derechos Humanos, A.C.
Lic. Domingo Gutiérrez Mendívil
More about the process Bringing the Facts to Light A Guide to Articles 14 and 15 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation More information >> [Download document]
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Name and citation of the environmental law inquestion Federal Environmental Protection Law, article 7
General Law on Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (LGEEPA), articles 28, 29, 32 and 153
LGEEPA Regulation on Hazardous Waste, article 7
Federal Criminal Code, article 415
Technical Ecological Standard NTE-CRP-010/88
Mexican Official Standard NOM-CRP-006-ECOL/1993
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Submission timeline
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20/02/2001
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The Secretariat acknowledged receipt of a submission and began a preliminary analysis of it under the guidelines. |
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Submission — Submission authored by Secretariat on 12/02/2001
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Acknowledgement — Communication to Submitter(s) authored by Secretariat on 20/02/2001
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The Secretariat began reviewing the submission under Article 14(1). |
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24/04/2001
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The Secretariat determined that the submission met the criteria of Article 14(1) and requested a response from the concerned government Party in accordance with Article 14(2). |
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Determination — Secretariat Determination under Article 14 (1) and 14 (2) authored by Secretariat on 24/04/2001
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5/06/2001
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The Secretariat received a response from the concerned government Party and began considering whether to recommend a factual record. |
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Party Response — Response from the Party under Article 14 (3) authored by Mexico on 1/06/2001
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Acknowledgement — Other document authored by Secretariat on 5/06/2001
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Determination — Secretariat Determination under Article 14(3)(a) authored by Secretariat on 13/06/2001
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Party Response — Response from the Party under Article 14 (3) authored by Mexico on 19/07/2001
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29/07/2002
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The Secretariat informed Council that the Secretariat considers that the submission warrants development of a factual record. |
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Recommendation — Secretariat Notification to Council under Article 15(1) authored by Secretariat on 29/07/2002
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10/12/2002
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The Council voted not to instruct the Secretariat to prepare a factual record. |
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Resolution — Council decision concerning the development of a factual record authored by Council on 10/12/2002
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