| Montreal, 28/02/2005 – On 16 February 2005, pursuant to Article 14(2) of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) requested a response from Mexico to submission SEM-05-001 (Crushed Gravel in Puerto Peñasco), submitted to the Secretariat on 12 January 2005, by Inmobiliaria J and B Empresas, SA de CV. The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce certain provisions of its environmental laws regarding environmental impact and land use with respect to the extraction of crushed gravel, which the Submitter claims is being done illegally on its property.
According to Article 14(3) of the NAAEC, Mexico has up to 60 days to submit its response. Thereafter, the CEC Secretariat will review the submission in light of the Party's response, to determine whether it warrants the development of a factual record.
Please visit the Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters page for more information.
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