Section 9: Charges for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, charges for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special charges

The municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and mixed syndicates that benefit from the competence provided for in article L. 2224-13 may introduce a fee for the removal of household waste calculated on the basis of the service provided if they provide at least the collection of household waste. When the communes provide at least the collection and have transferred the remainder of the responsibility for disposal to a public…

A public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or a mixed syndicate with responsibility for waste treatment within the meaning of this code may define contractual clauses with its member local authorities aimed at introducing an incentive system for local authorities that promote waste prevention and step up selective collection. The introduction of such a system is without prejudice to the introduction of incentive-based pricing directly affecting citizens. .

Municipalities or public establishments responsible for the removal of household waste from camping sites or caravan parks may charge the operators of these sites a fee calculated on the basis of the number of places available on these sites. .

Locations, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and mixed syndicates may introduce a special fee to finance the collection and treatment of the waste mentioned in article L. 2224-14. They are required to institute it when they have instituted neither the fee provided for in article L. 2333-76 of the present code nor the household waste removal tax provided for in article 1520 of the general tax code. They may not…

The introduction of the fee mentioned in article L. 2333-76 entails the abolition of the household waste removal tax and the fee provided for in article L. 2333-77. This abolition takes effect: – from 1st January of the year in which the decision was made if this decision was made before 1st March; – from 1st January of the following year, in other cases.

In the event that the municipalities or public establishments concerned introduce the fee mentioned in article L. 2333-77, the tax for the removal of household waste does not apply to campsites or caravan parks or to facilities for collective use located on these sites.