PULP MILLS (JUDGMENT) 63 the procedure for communicating information provided for by the “understanding” would, if applied, replace that provided for by the 1975 Statute. Be that as it may, such replacement was dependent on Uruguay complying with the procedure laid down in the “understanding”. 129. The Court finds that the information which Uruguay agreed to transmit to CARU in the “understanding” of 2 March 2004 was never transmitted. Consequently, the Court cannot accept Uruguay’s contention that the “understanding” put an end to its dispute with Argentina in respect of the CMB (ENCE) mill, concerning implementation of the procedure laid down by Article 7 of the 1975 Statute. 130. Further, the Court observes that, when this “understanding” was reached, only the CMB (ENCE) project was in question, and that it therefore cannot be extended to the Orion (Botnia) project, as Uruguay claims. The reference to both mills is made only as from July 2004, in the context of the PROCEL plan. However, this plan only concerns the measures to monitor and control the environmental quality of the river waters in the areas of the pulp mills, and not the procedures under Article 7 of the 1975 Statute. 131. The Court concludes that the “understanding” of 2 March 2004 would have had the effect of relieving Uruguay of its obligations under Article 7 of the 1975 Statute, if that was the purpose of the “understanding”, only if Uruguay had complied with the terms of the “understanding”. In the view of the Court, it did not do so. Therefore the “understanding” cannot be regarded as having had the effect of exempting Uruguay from compliance with the procedural obligations laid down by the 1975 Statute. 2. The agreement setting up the High-Level Technical Group (the GTAN) 132. The Court notes that, in furtherance of the agreement reached on 5 May 2005 between the Presidents of Argentina and Uruguay (see paragraph 40 above), the Foreign Ministries of the two States issued a press release on 31 May 2005 announcing the creation of the High-Level Technical Group, referred to by the Parties as the GTAN. According to this communiqué : “In conformity with what was agreed to by the Presidents of Argentina and Uruguay, the Foreign Ministries of both of our countries constitute, under their supervision, a Group of Technical Experts for complementary studies and analysis, exchange of information and follow-up on the effects that the operation of the cellulose plants that are being constructed in the Eastern Republic of Uruguay will have on the ecosystem of the shared Uruguay River. 53