Sentencia Nº 492 /2010

Title:
Sentencia Nº 492 /2010
Party:
Uruguay
Region:
Latin America and the Caribbean
Type of document:
National - higher court
Date of text:
August 11, 2010
Data source:
InforMEA
Court name:
Tribunal de Apelaciones en lo Civil de 5ºTº
Seat of court:
Montevideo
Justice(s):
Dra. Sandra Ignacia PRESA BAYCE, Dra. Beatriz Anita FIORENTINO FERREIRO, Dr. Luis Maria SIMON OLIVERA
Reference number:
492/2010
ECOLEX subject(s):
Legal questions
Environment gen.
Link to full text:
http://bjn.poderjudicial.gub.uy/BJNPUBLICA/hojaInsumo2.seam?cid=707
Abstract:

A case concerning the installation of a street lighting network in the resort Barra de Valizas.

 

The public prosecutor required the court to issue on order forcing the Ministry of Environment to carry out an environmental impact assessment in accordance to the law No 16.466 to assess the damages of the new lighting network on the environment.

The lower court followed the argument of the public prosecutor and gave a 40 days delay to the Ministry of Environment to proceed.

 

But the Appeal Court rescinded the court order issued by the lower court as it considered that street lighting networks are not part of those cases where an environmental impact assessment is necessary as provided by the law and its application decree.

Therefore, the court considered that the law must be strictly interpreted.

Files:
SENTENCIA Nº 492 2010.pdf