Categoría: Ambiental

In Mexico as in many other countries, environmental liability is a highly important matter for legal entities. Directors or legal representatives are responsible for acts or omission offenses.

Under the Federal Civil Code (“Code”) legal entities are liable for the damages and injuries caused by their legal representatives arising through the performance of their duties. However, the Code also recognizes that whoever makes payment for the damages and injuries caused by the employees, workers or officers may claim restitution for such amounts from the person who committed the act. There are two ways to pay damages to the victim, either by restore the situation to its previous conditions or by indemnifying the victim.

The new Regulation of the Waste Law for Mexico City (“Regulation”) came into force on January 2, 2009. The Regulation contains, among others, provisions concerning the management of non-hazardous waste in Mexico City.

It provides that the ownership and responsibility of handling, transport and disposal of solid wastes, falls to the generator, unless those wastes are transferred to the competent authority or to an authorized private company.

Said responsibility ends at the point at which waste is deposited in authorized containers or on sites approved by the competent authority or when delivering to the Mexico’ City Collection and Public Services personnel.