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Paper Pulp Mills - Uruguay











In Action!

  • Tens of Thousands March … Again to Oppose Botnia Pulp Mill

  • Rumors of Terrorist Attacks on Botnia's Pulp Mill Installation stirs Uruguayan Government

  • More Information...

 

 

OECD Guidelines

1) General

  • Investment Nexus and Financial Institutions, 03-07 (PDF document, in English)

2) Nordea Specific Instance

  • Further Comments to Nordea Specific Instance, 23-03-07
  • Nordea Comments to Swedish NCP, 29-01-07
  • Letter to Calyon (also sent to Nordea, NIB, Finnvera)  13-12-06 (PDF document, in English).
  • Letter to Sweden NCP on Investment Nexus and Nordea 12-12-06 (PDF Document, in English).
  • Letter of Swedish/Norwegian NCPs to CEDHA/Bellona, accepting the Specific Instance, 15-11-06 (Document in PDF format).
  • Nordea Specific Instance, 28-06-06 (Document in PDF format).
  • Amnesty International Report on NORDEA, june 2006
  • Nordea Response to CEDHA May 10th, 2006 (Document in PDF format).
  • CEDHA Response Letter to Nordea - April 17, 2006 (Document in PDF format).
  • Nordea Response - 17 April 2006 (Document in PDF format).
  • Letter from CEDHA to Nordea - April 10, 2006 (Document in PDF format).
  • Nordea Response to CSR and HR Compliance Complaint (Document in Word format).
  • Nordea CSR and Human Rights Compliance Complaint (Document in PDF format).

3) Finnvera Specific Instance

  • Finnish Explanation of Finnerva Specific Instance Rejection
  • Complaint to Finland's Parliamentary Ombudsman, 30-01-07 (PDF document, in English)
  • Evaluation of Finland's Statement on Finnvera Specific Instance, 01-07 (PDF document, in English).
  • Letter to Calyon (also sent to Nordea, NIB, Finnvera)  13-12-06 (PDF document, in English).
  • Finland NCP Statement on Finnvera Specific Instance 12-10-06 (Document in PDF format).

  • Commentary to Finnvera Specific Instance, 30-08-06 (Document in PDF format).

  • Finnvera OECD Specific Instance, 08-06-06 (Document in PDF format).

4) Botnia Specific Instance

  • Complaint to Finland's Parliamentary Ombudsman, 30-01-07 (PDF document, in English)
  • Letter to OECD Investment Committee on Botnia 12-01-07 (PDF document, in English).
  • Finland NCP Statement on Botnia Specific Instance 21-12-06 (DOC Document, in English).
  • CEDHA's Commentary to Specific Instance, 27-08-06 (Document in PDF format).
  • CEDHA Reply to Botnia's Invitation, 02-06-06 (Document in PDF format)
  • Botnia's Invitation to CEDHA, 02-06-06 (Document in PDF format).
  • Response from Finland NCP 02-06-06 (Document in PDF format).
  • Follow up Letter to Finnish NCP 31-05-06 (Document in PDF format).
  • OECD Specific Instance Complaint Against Botnia, 18-04-06 (Document in PDF format).

International Financial Corporation

  • Brief on Subversion of International Norms and Pending IFC Loan Approval (PDF document, in English).

  • Ecometrix EIA - Part 1 (mistakenly published by IFC) (PDF Document, 2.4MB, in English).

  • Ecometrix EIA - Part 2 (mistakenly published by IFC) (PDF Document, 1.4MB, in English).

  • IFC Action Plan based on Findings of Independent Expert Panel (Document in PDF format).

  • IFC Website on Papermills.

  • Report of Expert Panel on Cumulative Impact Study (Document in PDF format).

  • Letter to IFC Executive Directors (Document in PDF format).

  • Response to IFC Letter on Public Consultation - 23 Feb 2006 (Document in PDF format, Spanish only).

  • IFC Response to CEDHA: Stakeholder Consultation - February 13, 2006 (Document in PDF format).

  • IFC Statement on Public Consultation Process - January 20, 2006 (Document in DOC format).

  • Comment on CIS and flawed enviornmental assessment procedure (Document in PDF format).

  • Letter to IFC on stakeholder consultation failure (Document in PDF format).

  • Letter to the President of the World Bank - January 2006 (PDF Document).

  • Letter to IFC - October 2005 (PDF Document).

Background Documentation

  • 10 Reasons to Oppose Botnia Pulp Mill Project (Document in PDF format).

  • Common Questions about the Pulp Mill Conflict in Uruguay (Document in PDF format).

  • Investor Brief, Updated mid-November 2006 (Document in PDF format).

 

International Court of Justice

  • Oral Arguments, Thursday 8 June, 2006 - Morning (ARG) (document in PDF format).

  • Oral Arguments, Thursday 8 June, 2006 - Afternoon (URU) (document in PDF format).

  • Oral Arguments, Thursday 8 June, 2006 - Morning (ARG) (document in PDF format).

  • Oral Arguments, Thursday 8 June, 2006 - Afternoon (URU) (document in PDF format).

  • Demand for Provisional Measures (document in PDF format, in French, 5MB)

  • Statute of the Court.

  • Rules of the Court.

  • Rules of the Court Update.

  • Declarations Recognizing as Compulsory the Decisions of the Court.

  • Uruguay River Treaty.

  • Internation Court of Justice site.

MERCOSUR Jurisdiction

  • Verdict of MERCOSUR Tribunal, 6 September 2006 (DOC Document, in Spanish).

Equator Principles

  • CALYON France Compliance Complaint - May 18th 2006 (PDF Document).

  • CEDHA Letter to ING Group Following Pullout - April 18th, 2006 (PDF Document).

  • Letter from ING Announcing Pullout (PDF Document).

  • Letter from CEDHA to ING (Request Response to Complaint) March 24, 2006 (PDF Document).

  • Letter to ING - February 6th, 2006 (PDF Document).

  • ING Letter to Business and Human Rights Resource Center - 22 December 2005 (PDF Document).

  • Letter from ING Regarding Equator Principle Complaint (PDF Document).

  • BBVA Equator Principle Compliance Complaint (Word Document).

  • ING Equator Principle Compliance Complaint (PDF Document).

Responsible Investment

  • Electronic March - List and Instructions (DOC Document, in Spanish).

  • Request to Council on Ethics, Norwegian Government Pension Fund (PDF Document).

  • Investor Brief: Increased Investment Risk Analysis - August 2006 (PDF Document).

Compliance Advisor Ombudsman

  • Compliance Audit - February 22th, 2006.

  • MIGA Response to Compliance Audit - March 9th, 2006.

  • IFC Response to Compliance Audit - March 10th, 2006.

  • Preliminary Assestment Report of the CAO.

  • Letter from CAO to CEDHA accepting complaint.

  • Complaint Letter to the CAO (Word Document).

Human Rights Commission

  • Submition to the Special Repporteur for Freedom of Expression, OAS, October 2007 - Spanish (Document in DOC format).

  • Submition to the Special Repporteur for Freedom of Expression, OAS, August 2007 - Spanish (Document in PDF format).

  • Submission to the Inter American Commission on Human Rights - Spanish (Word Document).

Argentine Courts

  • Criminal Complaint Against the Directors of Botnia and ENCE - Spanish (Document in PDF format).

Independent Environment Assessment

  • University of the Republic of Uruguay Report, June 2006 (Document in DOC format, Spanish, 1,3MB).

  • Binational Commission Report (Document in PDF format, Spanish).

  • Argentine Foreign Ministry Report (Document in PDF format, Spanish).

  • Sejenovich Report – Environmental Analysis (Document in ZIP format, Spanish, 9MB).

  • Córdoba University Report (Document in Word format, Spanish, 2.5MB).

Export Credit Agencies

  • Letter from CEDHA and SADH to ICO (Spanish Oficial Credit Agency) - April 17, 2006 (Document in PDF format, Spanish).

  • Letter to CESCE (Spanish ECA) (Document in PDF format, Spanish).

  • Brief on Export Credit Agency Involvement (Document in Word format).

Uruguayan Courts

  • Viana Fiscal Complaint (Document in PDF format, Spanish).

Access to Information

  • Latvia Response: NIB and Pulpmills (Document in PDF format).

  • Information request to Sweden on behalf of Nordea Bank (Document in PDF format).

  • Information Request to Finnish Government Regarding NIB Involvement (Document in PDF format).

  • Information Request to NIB Regarding Involvement with Uruguay Pulpmills (Document in PDF format).

  • Reply from Finland Ministry of Environment (Document in PDF format).

  • Reply from Finnvera (Document in PDF format).

  • Letter to Finland Ministry of Trade and Industry (Document in DOC format).

  • Letter to Finland Ministry of Environment (Document in DOC format).

Private Political Risk Insurance

  • Letter to Sovereign Risk Insurance (Bermuda) (Document in PDF format).

Ramsar Convention: Wetlands of International Importance

  • Letter from Ramsar to IFC - 16 October 2006 (PDF document, in Spanish).

  • Letter from IFC to Ramsar (PDF document, in Spanish).

  • Letter from Ramsar to Uruguay 21 July 2006 (PDF document, in Spanish).

Other Initiatives

  • NGO Support Campaign (Word Document).

More on Paper Pulp Mills in Uruguay

  • PULP FACTIONS: Uruguay's Environmentalists vs. Big Paper. By Raúl Pierri.

  • Production of Cellulose in Argentina (document in Word format, in Spanish).

  • Uruguay Paper Mills Presentation, by Romina Picolotti.

  • Pulp Paper Mills and Human Rights (Word Document, in Spanish).

  • Pulp Mills and IFIs (Word Document, in Spanish).

  • Press Kit (download in PDF Format). Pictures on the case also available in ZIP format.

  • More about Civil Society Actions (link to Spanish page).

  • Documents of interest (link to Spanish page).

Other Important Documents

  • Clauses regarding elaboration of a National Technical Report on Uruguay Paper Mills (Document in Word format, in Spanish).

  • Statute of the River Uruguay, 26 February 1975 (PDF Document).

  • Uruguay River Treaty (in Spanish).

  • Working Framework on Uruguay Paper Pulp Mills (Document in Word format, in Spanish).

  • Uruguay River Treaty (Document in RTF format, in Spanish).

  • Contract between Finland and Uruguay in Spanish (PDF Document).

  • Cumulative Impact Statement on Botnia and ENCE in Uruguay (IFC)

Presentations

  • Uruguay Cellulose Case - UNEP - UOG - Participation - August 2007
  • Uruguay Cellulose Case - Harvard Extension Program - Buenos Aries JUNE 2007
  • Uruguay Cellulose Case - Harvard Human Rights Program APR 2007
  • Uruguay Cellulose Case - Presentation to World Bank EDs - November 2006 - English
  • Uruguay Cellulose Case - Presentation to IFC - November 2006 - English
  • Uruguay Cellulose Case - Int'l Corporate Accountability - June 2006 - English
  • Uruguay Cellulose Case - General - english
  • Uruguay Cellulose Case - General - Social Movements - English
  • Uruguay Cellulose Case - General - Social Movements - Spanish

 

Contact Us

You can communicate with CEDHA or send information regarding this subject to:

Daniel Taillant

E-Mail: jdtaillant@cedha.org.ar
Web Site: http://www.cedha.org.ar
Office: General Paz, 186 - 10mo. Piso, "A"
Córdoba 5000, Argentina
Telephone: 54 351 425 6278

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