03FACTUAL RECORD

West Bay-­ Roatán CAALA 11-­04 Honduras

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CONTENTS

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Source Compilation and Information Collection Process

Country Profile

The Tourism Industry

Environmental Resources and Ecosystems in Roatan

Roatan  and  its  Population23

Summary of the Submission

Summary of the Response of the Republic of Honduras

Summary of the Expanded Response

Summary of the reasons for recommending a Factual Record

LEGAL CONTEXT

2005 Procedure to categorize projects in regard to the issuance of environmental li-­censes

Outline of the process for issuing Environ-­mental Licenses

Project Classification

Applicable procedures and documentation for Category 3

The Environmental Licence Renewal Process in 2005

Technical considerations for the evaluation of projects located in the West Bay area of Roatan

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FACTS IDENTIFIED BY THE SEM

Process by which the Infinity Bay Project was begun

116

Processing of the special appeal for review

134

140

148

149

 

Process to renew the environmental license

 

199

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Map of Project Location

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PRESENTED BY THE REPUBLIC

OF HONDURAS

ANSWERS TO THE LIST OF SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS

CATEGORY 1 PROJECTS:

Procedure:

CATEGORY 2 PROJECTS:

Procedure:

CATEGORY 3 PROJECTS:

Procedure:

i.  Details  on  the  criteria  that  should  be  used  for  

Procedures:

Cases in which the proceedings are not directly forwarded to DECA:

THE PROCESS OF SANCTIONING CASES OF NON-­COMPLIANCE:

 

:

:

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PRESENTED

BY THE SUBMITTERS

206

PUBLIC AUDIENCES

216

Legal Opinion of attorney Laura Palmese Hernández

 

241

Information received from the SEM via E-­mail

FINAL NOTE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Annex 5

Annex 6

Annex 7

Annex 8

Annex 12

Annex 13

ANNEX 1

ANNEX 3

ANNEX 4

ANNEX 9

ANNEX 10

ANNEX 11

ANNEX 14

ANNEX 15

ANNEX 16

ANNEX 17

ANNEX 18