In July 2017, the Complaints Mechanism Division of the European Investment Bank (EIB-CM) received a complaint concerning an EIB financed project regarding chlor-alkali facilities in Torrelavega, Spain. The core of the complaint concerns the draft integrated environmental permit encompassing the industrial facilities. According to the complainant, the draft permit contravened EU environmental requirements in that it allowed mercury cell technique to continue to be used after December 2017. The complainant raised two allegations concerning the following: Compliance of the project with the EU environmental requirements, i.e. EIB environmental standards and EIBs environmental assessment.