Tren Maya - Notification by the Secretariat pursuant to Article 24.28

In this regard, the Party reports the following in its response: In view of the above, the Secretariat is informed that the issues related to the application of Articles 4, fifth and sixth paragraphs of the CPEUM; 5 sections III, VIII and XI, 162, 170, 189, 192, 193 and 194 of the LGEEPA; 154 and 155 sections VII and XII of the LGDFS, 107 of the LGVS; and 418: sections I and III of the CPF, are th. [...] The Party response does not provide information on the Project’s construction start date and the status of its progress; the status of the implementation of preventive and corrective measures, or the implementation of the plans specified in the provisional authorization and the definitive authorization. [...] For example, it is emphasized that the roofs of the caverns are very close to the surface70 leads to the recommendation that to the weight of the loads be calculated prior to the start of construction.71 The EIA concludes: …98.5 % of the surface [of the Regional Environmental Systems] is occupied by Leptosols soils and given that the route of the Tren Maya Section 5 South passes almost entirely th. [...] The EIA also underscores the need for a monitoring system to determine the possible effects of the alteration of the subterranean flow, the hydrological continuity and interconnectivity of the system and points out that: The alteration of the subterranean flow will be most affected during the construction process, at the time when the superstructure is installed, which necessarily requires the use. [...] The Secretariat believes that the response offered by the Party does not comprehensively address the elements of central concern for the Submitters: that the Party has avoided producing a comprehensive examination of the environmental impacts of the Tren Maya project, fragmenting the project analysis into phases or sections that are evaluated separately, overlooking the magnitude of the cumulative.