03FACTUAL RECORD
West Bay- Roatán CAALA 11-04 Honduras
Octo
ber 2
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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
78
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
200
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