Category: Environmental Law

PUBLICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL LAW ON SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT ON MATTERS CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF LAND USE OF FOREST LAND AND THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

Mexico City, April 29th, 2021. On Monday, April 26th, 2021, the “Decree amending various

DECREE IS PUBLISHED ORDERING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL MEASURES TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF GLYPHOSATE AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED CORN IN THE COUNTRY.

Mexico City, February 12th, 2021. On December 31st, 2020, “the Decree establishing the actions

MODIFICATIONS TO THE GENERAL LAW OF ECOLOGICAL BALANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WITH REGARD TO LIGHT POLLUTION AND TO THE GENERAL LAW FOR THE PREVENTION AND COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF WASTES IN MATTERS OF CO-PROCESSING OF WASTE.

Mexico City, January 19th, 2021. On January 18th, 2021, the following decrees were published

PROYECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD FOR MEXICO CITY “PROY-NACDMX-010-AMT-2019”, WHICH SETS FORTH THE TECHNICAL Specifications TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS AND PRODUCTS, IS PUBLISHED.

Mexico City, January 14th, 2021. The draft Environmental Standard for Mexico City “PROY-NACDMX-010-AMBT-2019, Technical

THE AMENDMENT IN MATTERS OF PLASTICS TO THE BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ENTERS INTO FORCE.

Mexico City, January 5th, 2021. Last January 1st, 2021, the amendments to Exhibits II,

SECOND STAGE OF THE PROHIBITIONS IN MATTERS OF DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF SOLE USE PLASTICS, FORESEEN IN THE SOLID WASTES LAW OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT, ENTER INTO FORCE.

Mexico City, January 5th, 2021. As per Transitory Article Third of the Decree

MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES LIFTS SUSPENSION OF LEGAL TERMS AND DEADLINES.

Mexico City, August 24th, 2020. On August 24th, 2020, the Ministry of the Environment

THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF MEXICO CITY CONDUCTS DIFFUSION AND INSPECTION OPERATIONS IN SHOPPING CENTRES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE TO THE NEW PROHIBITIONS IN MATTERS OF PLASTIC BAGS.

Last 10 February 2020, the Ministry of the Environment of Mexico City (“SEDEMA”) published a

LEX MUNDI PUBLISHES ITS CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL GUIDE.

On 11 February 2020, LexMundi published its Climate Change Global Guide in which our partner

CALLING TO BE PART OF THE WORKING GROUP OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD FOR MEXICO CITY IN MATTER OF PLASTIC BAGS AND SOLE USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS.

Last 24 December 2019, the Ministry of the Environment of Mexico City published the “Notice