PULP MILLS (JUDGMENT) 38 by a CARU adviser, on the Orion (Botnia) project in Fray Bentos. DINAMA adopted its environmental impact study of the planned Orion (Botnia) mill on 11 February 2005 and recommended that the initial environmental authorization be granted, subject to certain conditions. MVOTMA issued the initial authorization to Botnia on 14 February 2005 for the construction of the Orion (Botnia) mill and an adjacent port terminal. At a CARU meeting on 11 March 2005, Argentina questioned whether the granting of the initial environmental authorization was wellfounded in view of the procedural obligations laid down in the 1975 Statute. Argentina reiterated this position at the CARU meeting on 6 May 2005. On 12 April 2005, Uruguay had in the meantime authorized the clearance of the future mill site and the associated groundworks. 40. On 31 May 2005, in pursuance of an agreement made on 5 May 2005 by the Presidents of the two Parties, their Ministers for Foreign Affairs created a High-Level Technical Group (hereinafter the “GTAN”, from the Spanish abbreviation for “Grupo Técnico de Alto Nivel”), which was given responsibility for resolving the disputes over the CMB (ENCE) and Orion (Botnia) mills within 180 days. The GTAN held twelve meetings between 3 August 2005 and 30 January 2006, with the Parties exchanging various documents in the context of this bilateral process. On 31 January 2006, Uruguay determined that the negotiations undertaken within the GTAN had failed ; Argentina did likewise on 3 February 2006. The Court will return later to the significance of this process agreed on by the Parties (see paragraphs 132 to 149). 41. On 26 June 2005, Argentina wrote to the President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to express its concern at the possibility of the International Finance Corporation (hereinafter the “IFC”) contributing to the financing of the planned pulp mills. The IFC nevertheless decided to provide financial support for the Orion (Botnia) mill, but did commission EcoMetrix, a consultancy specializing in environmental and industrial matters, to prepare various technical reports on the planned mill and an environmental impact assessment of it. EcoMetrix was also engaged by the IFC to carry out environmental monitoring on the IFC’s behalf of the plant once it had been placed in service. 42. On 5 July 2005, Uruguay authorized Botnia to build a port adjacent to the Orion (Botnia) mill. This authorization was transmitted to CARU on 15 August 2005. On 22 August 2005, Uruguay authorized the construction of a chimney and concrete foundations for the Orion (Botnia) mill. Further authorizations were granted as the construction of this mill proceeded, for example in respect of the waste treatment installations. On 13 October 2005, Uruguay transmitted additional documentation to CARU concerning the port terminal adjacent to the Orion (Botnia) mill. 28