Article L2333-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
A fee is payable by users of public slaughterhouses. It is instituted by deliberation of the deliberative assembly of the local authority or group of local authorities owning the slaughterhouse. In the event of delegation of the service, the rate of the fee may include, in addition to a share, set by the delegation agreement, accruing to the delegatee in respect of the costs of the service it provides, a…