Amendments to the Federal Fee Law for the Discharge of Wastewater

The Federal Fee Law was recently amended. One of the amendments provides that starting with the 2008 fiscal yeartaxpayers shall pay fees for exceeding the maximum discharge quotas in wastewater collection bodies, especiallydischarges with Fully Suspended Solids and Chemical Demand of Oxygen (“DQO”), which are regulated by Table “D” ofarticle 278-B of the Federal Fees Law. With regards to the same matter, on May 29, 2008 the Official Journal of theFederation published the new 10 SAT format to declare payments related to national waters in order to better meet theregulations in effect.