| Montreal, 18/05/2006 – On 17 May 2006, the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) issued a determination requesting a response from Mexico to submission SEM-06-001 (Ex Hacienda El Hospital), filed with the Secretariat on 26 January, by Mr. Carlos Álvarez Flores (the “Submitter”). The Submitter alleges that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with respect to a site contaminated with heavy metals, located at the Ex Hacienda El Hospital in the municipality of Cuautla, Morelos, allegedly caused by the past operations of a facility for ink production.
Mexico has up to 60 days to provide its response. Thereafter, the Secretariat will review the submission in light of Mexico’s response to determine whether it warrants development of a factual record.
For more information, please visit the CEC's Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters page. |
