Summary of the matter addressed in the submission:

The Submitter asserts that Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental laws with respect to the authorization and construction of the Bicentennial Bridge (Puente Bicentenario) project in the municipality of Centro, Tabasco (the "Project").

In submission SEM-10-004 (Bicentennial Bridge), the Submitter asserts that the construction of the Project neither took into consideration nor respected the Laguna de las Ilusiones ecological reserve, designated as a protected nature area; that the Project was authorized without justification, as it affects the species listed in Mexican Official Standard NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001; that the Project's environmental impact authorization failed to establish measures to prevent harm to the environment and species' habitats; and that the Project's environmental impact statement does not include the procedures and techniques that would lead the authority to conclude that the ecosystems at the Project site would not be significantly affected.

Names and citations of the environmental laws in question:

Mexican Official Standard NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001

Submitter(s):

Alberto Malagamba Moguel