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Article L2224-6 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Communes with fewer than 3,000 inhabitants and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, no member commune of which has more than 3,000 inhabitants, may draw up a single budget for drinking water and wastewater services if the two services are subject to the same rules for liability to value added tax and if they are managed in the same way.

The budget and the invoices issued must show the breakdown between operations relating to drinking water distribution and those relating to wastewater treatment.

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Article L2224-6

Les communes de moins de 3 000 habitants et les établissements publics de coopération intercommunale dont aucune commune membre n’a plus de 3 000 habitants peuvent établir un budget unique des services de distribution d’eau potable et d’assainissement si les deux services sont soumis aux mêmes règles d’assujettissement à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée et si leur mode de gestion est identique.

Le budget et les factures émises doivent faire apparaître la répartition entre les opérations relatives à la distribution d’eau potable et celles relatives à l’assainissement.

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