Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters

Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters

Bringing the Facts to Light
A Guide to Articles 14 and 15 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation

The Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters mechanism enables the public to play an active whistle-blower role when a government appears to be failing to enforce its environmental laws effectively. Members of the public trigger the process by submitting to CEC a claim alleging such a failure on the part of any of the NAFTA partners. Following a review of the submission, the CEC may investigate the matter and publish a factual record of its findings, subject to approval by the CEC Council.

Latest updates

Latest news

9/07/2008
Lake Chapala II
The Secretariat placed a work plan on its web site or otherwise made it available to the public and stakeholders. [More information >>]

2/07/2008
La Ciudadela Project
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). [More information >>]

23/06/2008
Coal-fired Power Plants
The Council voted to instruct the Secretariat to develop a factual record. [More information >>]

Status page >>

18/07/2008
CEC Secretariat releases workplan for factual record on Lake Chapala II submission

3/07/2008
CEC requests Mexico’s response to La Ciudadela Project submission

23/06/2008
CEC releases factual record concerning the Pointe-Saint-Charles Montreal Technoparc submission

23/06/2008
CEC Council instructs Secretariat to develop a factual record on the Coal-fired Power Plants submission

3/06/2008
CEC Council instructs the Secretariat to develop a factual record for Lake Chapala II submission

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Active files
Coal-fired Power Plants (SEM-04-005) Date filed: 16/09/2004 Party concerned: United States	Drilling Waste in Cunduacán (SEM-07-005) Date filed: 26/07/2007 Party concerned: Mexico
Environmental Pollution in Hermosillo II (SEM-05-003) Date filed: 30/08/2005 Party concerned: Mexico	Ex Hacienda El Hospital II (SEM-06-003) Date filed: 17/07/2006 Party concerned: Mexico
Ex Hacienda El Hospital III (SEM-06-004) Date filed: 22/09/2006 Party concerned: Mexico	La Ciudadela Project (SEM-08-001) Date filed: 22/02/2008 Party concerned: Mexico
Lake Chapala II (SEM-03-003) Date filed: 23/05/2003 Party concerned: Mexico	Minera San Xavier (SEM-07-001) Date filed: 5/02/2007 Party concerned: Mexico
Quebec Automobiles (SEM-04-007) Date filed: 3/11/2004 Party concerned: Canada	Species at Risk (SEM-06-005) Date filed: 10/10/2006 Party concerned: Canada

Factual records
ALCA-Iztapalapa II (SEM-03-004) Date filed: 17/06/2003 Party concerned: Mexico Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (2/06/2008)
Aquanova (SEM-98-006) Date filed: 20/10/1998 Party concerned: Mexico Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (23/06/2003)
BC Hydro (SEM-97-001) Date filed: 2/04/1997 Party concerned: Canada Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (11/06/2000)
BC Logging (SEM-00-004) Date filed: 15/03/2000 Party concerned: Canada Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (11/08/2003)
BC Mining (SEM-98-004) Date filed: 29/06/1998 Party concerned: Canada Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (12/08/2003)
Cozumel (SEM-96-001) Date filed: 17/01/1996 Party concerned: Mexico Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (24/10/1997)
Metales y Derivados (SEM-98-007) Date filed: 23/10/1998 Party concerned: Mexico Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (11/02/2002)
Migratory Birds (SEM-99-002) Date filed: 19/11/1999 Party concerned: United States Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (24/04/2003)
Molymex II (SEM-00-005) Date filed: 6/04/2000 Party concerned: Mexico Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (8/10/2004)
Montreal Technoparc (SEM-03-005) Date filed: 14/08/2003 Party concerned: Canada Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (23/06/2008)
Oldman River II (SEM-97-006) Date filed: 4/10/1997 Party concerned: Canada Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (11/08/2003)
Ontario Logging (SEM-02-001) Date filed: 6/02/2002 Party concerned: Canada Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (5/02/2007)
Pulp and Paper (SEM-02-003) Date filed: 8/05/2002 Party concerned: Canada Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (5/02/2007)
Río Magdalena (SEM-97-002) Date filed: 15/03/1997 Party concerned: Mexico Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (11/12/2003)
Tarahumara (SEM-00-006) Date filed: 9/06/2000 Party concerned: Mexico Latest update: The final factual record was publicly released. (9/01/2006)