I. – The tax is established and collected by the municipal administration on the basis of an annual declaration submitted by the taxpayer.
II. – The taxpayers mentioned liquidate and pay the tax due for a calendar year on an annual declaration. This declaration is sent to the municipality that introduced it no later than 10 April of the year following the year during which the chargeable event occurred. It is accompanied by payment of the tax due.
III. – The declaration referred to in I is checked by local authority officials. To this end, the operators of the facilities subject to the tax must make available to these officials the documents relating to the quantities of waste admitted to the facility. The operator is notified of any shortcomings and the related penalties, and has thirty days in which to submit his observations. After examining any observations, the municipality issues an enforcement order, if applicable, including the additional fees maintained together with the penalties provided for in article 1729 of the General Tax Code.
IV. – In the event of failure to submit a declaration within the prescribed timeframe, taxation will be carried out automatically on the basis of the reception capacity of the facility for the corresponding period. However, the operator may, within thirty days of being notified of the enforcement order, submit a declaration which replaces the order in terms of duties, subject to a subsequent inspection under the conditions set out in II. In this case, a new enforcement order will be issued containing the duties due together with the penalties provided for in Article 1728 du code général des impôts.
V. – The commune’s right to recover the tax is exercised until the end of the third year following the year in respect of which the tax is due.
The tax is collected by the municipality in accordance with the procedures, securities, guarantees and penalties applicable to turnover taxes.
Litigation relating to the tax is monitored by the commune. Claims are lodged, investigated and judged in the same way as for turnover taxes.