NOTICE OF EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, DGGIMAR. 710/000786

UNCLAS MEXICO 000620 SIPDIS DEPT FOR OES/ENV, SUSAN GARDNER DEPT PLEASE PASS TO EPA/OECA, BHEISS/JSHAW E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SENV EPA KSCA MX SUBJECT: NOTICE OF EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, DGGIMAR. 710/000786 REF: DIP NOTE DGGIMAR.710/000786 ¶1. Post ESTH office received on behalf of EPA, a letter dated 10 February, 2010 from Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT),concerning the exportation of hazardous waste from the following United States companies to Mexico: - Technologies Displays Americas, LLC. ¶2. The basic information in this letter from Alfonso Flores Ramirez, Director General, division for the management of hazardous waste is as follows: In reference to your letter dated November 10, 2009, received in this office with document number DGGIMAR-05073/0911 received on November 18, 2009, and in reference to the Export of Hazardous Waste Notification with number 19/2009, through which the company TECHNOLOGIES DISPLAYS AMERICAS, LLC requests authorization for the export of 144,000,000 Kg of cathode ray tubes (TRC) with destination to the company TECHNOLOGIES DISPLAYS MEXICANA, S.A. DE C.V., located in Mexicali, Baja California, during the period of January 1 - December 31, 2010. I would like to inform that this Directorate does not grant its consent to the transborder actions being executed in accordance with Export Notifications above mentioned. The reason for this denial is that the company TECHNOLOGIES DISPLAYS MEXICANA, S.A. DE C.V., of Mexicali, Baja California, does not possess authorization to recycle hazardous waste in accordance with Article 50 of the General Law for the Prevention & Integral Processing of Hazardous Waste (LGPGIR) nor does it possess authorization for the import of hazardous waste in accordance with Articles 50, 85, 86, 89, 90 and 91 of the General Law for the Prevention & Integral Processing of Hazardous Waste (LGPGIR) and Articles 107, 108, 114, 116 and 118 of the LGPGIR Regulation. I avail myself of this opportunity to renew the assurances of my highest consideration. PASCUAL