Health System. For several years the proportion of Federal expenditure allocated to health has oscillated round 7%; in 1985 it increased to 8.2% and in 1986 to 8.6%. Right to a healthy environment 292. The Mexican State, with a view to guaranteeing the right to health protection laid down in Article 4 of the Constitution, and in accordance with the provisions set forth in Articles 25, 27 and 73, subsection XXIX of the same document in regard to environmental protection, has issued regulations on measures for achieving an improvement in health through ecological protection; the regulations are embodied in the General Health Act and the General Act on the Ecological Balance and Protection of the Environment. 293. This latter act came into force on 1 March 1988. Its main objectives are: (a) to lay the basis for an integrated ecological policy; (b) to establish society's ecological rights and the channels through which society can actively participate; (c) to clarify the responsibilities of the Federal Government and to achieve rapid decentralization of management of the ecology; (d) to protect Mexico's natural heritage and resources for our own and future generations. 294. The following aspects of the Act stand out: (a) a new approach to ecology that relates national development and the quality of life of the population to the taking of further measures; (b) clear and exhaustive provisions to control pollution of the air, water and soil; (c) a modern and complete set of regulations to attain rational exploitation of natural resources; (d) decentralization of authority to the States and mionicipalities; (e) new principles of social participation and concertation; (f) the institution of severe penalties to control behaviour detrimental to the ecological balance.E/1986/3/Add.l3 page 55 E/1986/3/Add.l3 page 56 x: -p 0 )K(N p^ i n VD VO VO PJ O VO p * VO
**Analysis**
The text discusses the allocation of federal expenditure on health, the right to a healthy environment, and the regulations and objectives of the General Act on the Ecological Balance and Protection of the Environment. The text highlights the importance of environmental protection and the decentralization of management of ecology, as well as the protection of natural heritage and resources. The focus on health, ecology, and environmental protection suggests that the category is likely related to natural resources and environment.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Health