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 this service gives rise to payment of the fee for services rendered provided for by article L. 2333-76 du code général des collectivités territoriales.
The option may be exercised for each of the services listed above, under conditions and for a period that are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat (1).
(1) Annex II, art. 201 quinquies to 201 octies.