Article 260 A of the French General Tax Code
Local authorities, their groupings or their public establishments may, at their request, be subject to value added tax in respect of transactions relating to the following services: Water supply in municipalities with fewer than 3,000 inhabitants or by public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation whose scope covers an area with fewer than 3,000 inhabitants; Sanitation ; public abattoirs; markets of national interest; collection and treatment of refuse, waste and residues where…