Article L541-3 of the environmental code indicates the following procedure for any act of abandonment of waste.
The authority holding the police power of the city or the president of the EPCI if the competence has been transmitted to him:
- Must notify the producer or holder of waste of the facts with which he is accused and of the sanctions he incurs - Administrative Failure Report (RMA) - with the possibility within 10 days to present his observations in writing.
- After this period, the authority holding police power may order the payment of a maximum administrative fine of 15,000 euros with formal notice in order to carry out the operations necessary to comply with the regulations within a specified period.
At the end of this procedure, if the person concerned has not complied, the authority may take the measures provided for and described in article L541-3 of the environmental code.
This procedure appears to be the simplest, quickest and most effective for communities.
