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Article L2224-12-2-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

No charges related to payment rejection may be levied by drinking water and wastewater services on natural persons not acting for business purposes who have obtained, for the bill that generated payment rejection charges by the bank or in the twelve months prior to the deadline for payment of said bill, assistance in paying for their water supply from the Fonds de Solidarité pour le Logement (housing solidarity fund) or…

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Article L2224-12-3 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Drinking water and wastewater charges cover the costs arising from investments, operations and renewals required to provide the services, as well as charges and taxes of all kinds relating to their performance. For domestic subscribers, requests for deposits or security deposits are prohibited. Sums received as security deposits shall be reimbursed within a maximum period set at three years from the promulgation of the loi n° 2006-1772 du 30 décembre…

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Article L2224-12-3-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Public water and sanitation utilities may allocate a grant to the housing solidarity fund to help finance aid relating to the payment of water supplies or related collective charges mentioned in article 6 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing. An agreement signed with the manager of the housing solidarity fund sets out the rules for calculating, allocating and paying this subsidy,…

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Article L2224-12-4 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – Every water bill includes an amount calculated on the basis of the volume actually consumed by the subscriber and may, in addition, include an amount calculated independently of this volume on the basis of the fixed costs of the service and the characteristics of the connection, in particular the number of dwellings served. This amount may not exceed a ceiling, the calculation methods for which are defined by…

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Article L2224-12-5 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

A decree sets the conditions under which users connected or connectable to the sewerage network are required to install a device for metering the water they draw from sources other than the distribution network. It also lays down the conditions under which water consumption recorded by means of this device is taken into account when calculating the sanitation charge payable by users.

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Article L2224-13 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Municipalities, the Lyon metropolitan area or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation are responsible, possibly in conjunction with the départements and regions, for the collection and treatment of household waste. Municipalities may transfer to a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or to a mixed syndicate either the entire responsibility for the collection and treatment of household waste, or the part of this responsibility that includes treatment, as well as the related…

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Article L2224-15 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The scope of services relating to the services provided for in articles L. 2224-13 et L. 2224-14 is set by the municipalities or their groupings as part of the waste prevention and management plans provided for in sub-section 1 of Section 3 of Chapter I of Title IV of Book V of the Environment Code. A Conseil d’Etat decree specifies the minimum conditions under which these services must be provided,…

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Article L2224-16 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The mayor defines the rules relating to the collection of waste collected pursuant to articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 according to its characteristics. He shall impose separate collection arrangements, including where applicable the presentation and location of collection, for at least the following waste: 1° Paper, glass, metal and plastic waste; 2° Waste mineral fractions, wood and gypsum for construction and demolition waste; >>Waste textiles and textile products 3°…

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