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Newsletter Nº 1
November 6, 2002

CONTENT:

1. INJUNCTIVE RELEAF DUE TO PATHOGENIC
   WASTE INCINERATION
   
   
2. CALL FOR THE QUICK SANCTION OF THE ACCESS
   TO INFORMATION LAW

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INJUNCTIVE RELEAF DUE TO PATHOGENIC WASTE INCINERATION
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FARN's Environmental Citizen Control Program, has offered legal sponsorship to Licentiate Beatriz Baltroc (Legislator of Buenos Aires City) in the presentation of an injunctive releaf due to pathogenic waste incineration, which is illegally carried out by the company TRI-ECO SA, that collects, transports and finally deposits these pathogenic wastes of several public hospitals that belong to the Government of Buenos Aires City.

On October 9th, the Legislator Baltroc confirmed with the intervention of the Environmental Police of Avellaneda, Province of Buenos Aires, that the pathogenic wastes that are collected of the hospitals Ramos Mejia, M. Curie, Gutierrez and IREP all in Buenos Aires City, by the company TRI-ECO S.A., were entered to a plant that the company owns in Dock Sud, Province of Buenos Aires, in order to be incinerated.

In Buenos Aires City, the law number 747 forbids the use of incineration furnaces and plants to make the final disposition of pathogenic wastes, and imposes the Government of the City the prohibition of contracting companies that incinerate these wastes.

The injunctive releaf presented on October 10th 2002, aims that the Government of Buenos Aires City rescinds the contract with the company TRI-ECO SA, and also stops immediately the incineration of pathogenic wastes, that come from public hospitals, in its plant at Dock Sud.

Likewise, and as a precautionary measure, it was asked the immediate suspension of the contracts the said company has with the Local Government, and also the immediate suspension of the company activity, and of any kind of permission the company has.

The injunctive releaf is being handled by the Tributary and Administrative Contentious Court Nº 10 of the City of Buenos Aires, in charge of Dr Hugo Zuleta.

LAST NEWS:
The Major of Buenos Aires City, Dr Anibal Ibarra, confirmed on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th, October in the Program "The Information" hosted by the journalists Luis Majul, Marcelo Zlotogwiazda and Ernesto Tenembaum, at "America TV", that due to the received denunciations, the Government of the City has decided to rescind the contract with the company TRI-ECO SA; no longer in charge of the collection, transporting and final disposition of pathogenic wastes. The Government of Buenos Aires City rescinded the contract with the company TRI-ECO S.A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

   Text of the injunctive releaf action
   http://www.farn.org.ar/prog/control/a_patogenicos.pdf

   Laws Nº 154 and Nº 747 of Pathogenic Wastes
   http://www.farn.org.ar/bd/ecolegis/tc/2982.html
   http://www.farn.org.ar/bd/ecolegis/tc/3887.html

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CALL FOR THE QUICK SANCTION
OF THE ACCESS INFORMATION LAW
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Within the framework of the 5th FARN Colloquium, that took place on September 13th and 14th, at the Buenos Aires National University School of Law, the participants demanded the Congress the quick sanction of the Law "Right to Access to Public Information" in the present period of ordinary sessions.

This project, which was elaborated with the active participation of different academic and enterprise institutions and institutions of the civil society, counts on the favourable judgement of both Constitutional Matters and Freedom of Expression Commissions of the National Chamber of Deputies, and is awaiting to be treated in its rescint.

The Colloquium participants' strong claim is due to the need to have as soon as possible a law that guarantees the exercise of all citizens rights to ask for all the information the State has, this right is recognized in the National Constitution, and in several international instruments, and also it is an essential tool in the fight against corruption, and to strengthen transparency in the government management.

The Colloquium participants agreed on some actions of pursuit and of citizen incidence in order to promote the quick sanction of the law.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

   Text of the bill "Access to Public Information"
   http://www.farn.org.ar/arch/proyaccesinfo.pdf

   Conclusions of the "Workshop Access to Information"
   http://www.farn.org.ar/arch/coloquio5_bsasrecom1.pdf