Mexico: Sistema Integrado de Regulación Directa y Gestión Ambiental de la Industria (SIRG)

Based on a strategy of modernization of the environmental regulation, it is a juridical framework for the industrial sector that aims to make care for the environment compatible with success in the marketplace. Its intention is to promote efficiency in the operation and administration while promoting the incorporation of the environmental management. It combines regulatory measures with the voluntary aspects to induce the development of useful management schemes for the companies that fall within its scope. It provides economic incentives for bringing emissions below the mandatory levels, and aims to make environmental information more readily accessible. It includes la Licencia Ambiental Única (LAU), la Cédula de Operación Anual (COA) y el Programa Voluntario de Gestión Ambiental (PVG).

Date Implemented: 1998

Status: In Force; Voluntary

References: 2nd National Communication to the UNFCCC; UN Agenda 21- Mexico,

http://www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/mexico/eco.htm