printable version | August 2021
Due to the change of the Epidemiological Traffic Light of Mexico City to green, published in the Official Gazette of Mexico City (“GOCM”) on June 4, 2021, on July 30, 2021, the “Agreement that modifies for the second time the various one by which the general public is made aware of the measures established to assist in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, as well as the days that will be considered non-working days for the purposes of administrative acts and procedures carried out by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (“SEMARNAT”) and its decentralized administrative bodies, with the exceptions indicated therein, published on January 25, 2021” was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. Consequently, the following measures were established:
On the business day following the publication in the GOCM of the Epidemiological Traffic Light color in green, SEMARNAT will provide attention to the public as follows:
I.- The Citizen Contact Space office, located at 223 Ejército Nacional Avenue, Anáhuac Colony, Miguel Hidalgo Territorial Demarcation, Postal Code 11320, in Mexico City (entrance through Lake Xochimilco), will provide the corresponding attention from 09:30 hours to 15:00 hours, for the purpose of all procedures in charge of:
- the General Management Directorate, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
- the General Directorate of Air Quality Management and Registration of Emissions and Transfer of Pollutants, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
- the General Directorate of Environmental Impact and Risk, on Mondays and Wednesdays.
- the General Directorate of the Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone and Coastal Environments, on Mondays and Wednesdays.
- the General Directorate of Wildlife, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
II.- The General Directorate of Forest and Soil Management, located at Av. Progreso number 3, Colonia del Carmen, Coyoacán Territorial Demarcation, Postal Code 04100, in Mexico City, will be open from 09:30 a.m. to 15:00 p.m., on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
III.- The official parts office of the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas, located at Av. Ejército Nacional number 223, Colonia Anáhuac, Miguel Hidalgo Territorial Demarcation, and the office for receiving the procedures in charge of the National Water Commission, located at the central level in Mexico City and at the regional Hydrological Administrative Level in the Basin Agencies and Local Directorates, will be attended from 09:00 hours to 15:00 hours from Monday to Friday, by appointment scheduled through the electronic address https://citas.conagua.gob.mx/citas/. Procedures can also be carried out online, through the Water Mailbox.
Additionally, the Agreement establishes a new way to schedule appointments for those interested in going to the Citizen Contact Space, given that email contacto.ciudadano@semarnat.gob.mx It was enabled until July 15, 2021. Starting July 16, 2021, you will be able to use the SEMARNAT Appointment Service for Procedures, available at the electronic address https://citas.semarnat.gob.mx/
The measures referred to in this Agreement will be subject to the evolution of the epidemiological traffic light in Mexico City. This agreement will enter into force on July 31, 2021.
If you require additional information, please contact the partner responsible for your matters or one of the lawyers mentioned below:
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