Update: Suspension of terms and time periods, as well as the enabling of business days and hours for the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources

Update: Suspension of terms and time periods, as well as the enabling of business days and hours for the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources

Today the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (“SEMARNAT”) published in the Official Gazette of the Federation the “Agreement whereby the general public is informed of the days that will be considered non-business days for the purposes of the acts and administrative proceedings conducted by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources and its decentralized administrative bodies, with the exception of the procedures and proceedings indicated” (“Agreement”).

The Agreement establishes that the suspension of the time periods and terms of the acts and proceedings conducted by SEMARNAT will be extended until April 30, 2020. Likewise, the Agreement establishes that during such period days and hours are enabled to carry out administrative acts and the exceptions to the suspension of terms and time periods are maintained in accordance with the provisions of the “Agreement whereby days and hours are enabled for the administrative units indicated, so that they may carry out the administrative acts inherent to the procedures and proceedings indicated in the Official Gazette of the Federation on April 6, 2020,” as follows: Types of Procedures Business days and hours enabled/Exemptions Forestry. Enabled from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. during April 21, 23, 28 and 30 of the current year. Chemical Substances and Hazardous Waste. Enabled from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. during April 21, 23, 28 and 30, 2020. Atmospheric emissions. The electronic system for the usual reception remains in operation and the following email addresses are enabled: • sinatec@semarnat.gob.mx • coa@semarnat.gob.mx • rene@semarnat.gob.mx • sgpa.coa@semarnat.gob.mx Protected Natural Areas. The activities and time periods provided for the Conservation Program for Sustainable Development (“PROCODES”) and for the Program for the Protection and Restoration of Ecosystems and Species at Risk (“PROREST”) will not be suspended. Procurement, leasing and services proceedings. The activities and time periods provided for in procurement, leasing and services proceedings and in matters of public works, as well as the formalization of the corresponding legal instruments, will not be suspended. For additional information, please contact our experts: Edmond Grieger, Partner: +52 (55) 5258 1048 | egrieger@vwys.com.mx Ariel Garfio, Associate: +52 (55) 5258 1048 | agarfio@vwys.com.mx Rebeca Márquez, Associate: +52 (55) 5258 1048 | rmarquez@vwys.com.mx Roberto Flores, Associate: +52 (55) 5258 1048 | rflores@vwys.com.mx

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