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288C H A P T E R X V I IThe preventive reports, environmental impact statements, and risk studies can be preparedby the interested parties or by any individual or entity. Whoever prepares the studiesmust observe the provisions of the LGEEPA, the Environmental Impact Regulation, the officialMexican standards, and the other applicable legal rules and regulations. They must alsodeclare under oath that the results were obtained through the application of the best techniquesand methodologies commonly used by the scientific community in the country, andfrom the use of the greatest amount of information available. The preventive and mitigatingmeasures suggested must be the most effective to address the environmental impacts.The service provider or the signatory of the document will be responsible for its contents.If it is shown that the information contained in the above-referenced documents is false, theresponsible party may be subject to an administrative penalty of a fine, administrative arrestfor up to 36 hours, or suspension or revocation of the corresponding permit or authorization,in addition to any other applicable penalties under other laws and regulations.Finally, it should be mentioned that the authorization issued by SEMARNAT does notobligate local authorities (states, municipalities, or the Federal District) to issue theauthorizations corresponding to them within the scope of their responsibilities.3. WasteThe regulation of hazardous waste was significantly changed with the General Law forthe Prevention and Integrated Management of Wastes (Ley General para la Prevención yGestión Integral de los Residuos) (“Wastes Law”), published in the Official Federal Gazetteon October 8, 2003, and in force since January 6, 2004. This legal instrument establishes,among other things, rights, obligations, and administrative penalties in relation tothe activities inherent in the handling of wastes.The regulation of the Wastes Law was published November 30, 2006, in the OfficialFederal Gazette and entered into force on December 31, 2006.With the entrance into force of the Wastes Law and its regulation, all the legal provisionscontrary to it were repealed.According to the statement of legislative intent of the Congress of the Union, the primarypurpose of the Wastes Law is to guarantee the right of all persons to an adequateenvironment and promote sustainable development by the prevention of the creation,evaluation, and the integrated management of different wastes, and to prevent the contaminationof sites with these wastes, as well as remediate those already contaminated.3.1. Persons Subject to the Wastes Law and Its Regulationa) Generators. Individuals or entities that generate wastes as a result of production orconsumption processes;