| Montreal, 10/11/2005 – On 9 November 2005, under Article 14(2) of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (CEC) issued a determination requesting Mexico's response to submission SEM-05-003 (Environmental Pollution in Hermosillo II), submitted to the Secretariat on 30 August by Academia Sonorense de Derechos Humanos, AC and Domingo Gutiérrez Mendívil (the Submitters). The Submitters assert that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce a number of provisions and official standards under Mexican law with respect to the prevention, monitoring, oversight and control of air pollution in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora.
Under Article 14(3) of the NAAEC, Mexico has up to 60 days to submit its response. Thereafter, the Secretariat will review the submission in light of Mexico's response to determine whether it warrants developing a factual record.
For more information, please visit the CEC's Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters page. |
