License for the Provision of Public Water Supply and/or Sewerage Services at the Regional, District, Municipality, City, and, if applicable, Village or Commune Level

A permit issued in accordance with the law by the competent authority, certifying the holder’s right to provide public water supply and/or sewerage services at the regional, district, municipality, city, and, if applicable, village or commune level.

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1. Application Submission
The application is submitted online by accessing the "Request" button:
1.     The applicant (or their legal representative) logs into the system (Public Services Electronic Portal) either personally or with the assistance of a counter receptionist.
2.     The applicant (or their legal representative) fills out the application and uploads the necessary documents, either personally or with the assistance of the counter receptionist.
3.     If the applicant (or their legal representative):
a) Submits the application and documents with the help of the counter receptionist: The receptionist will receive and properly register the license application and the documents presented by the applicant. The receptionist will immediately and unconditionally issue the applicant a certificate of submission in the form specified in Annex No. 3 to Law No. 160 of 22.07.2011. The receptionist will forward the case (electronic copies of the application and the submitted documents) to the issuing authority for review. The application can only be returned to the applicant if it does not contain the necessary information for identifying the applicant.
b) Submits the application and uploads the documents directly into the system: The system will automatically generate an electronic confirmation of receipt of the application and documents ("Certificate of Submission"). The system will automatically forward the application and set of documents to the issuing authority.
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2. Examination
1.     The issuing authority (specialist) opens the case, reviews the application and accompanying documents, and verifies compliance with the conditions. If any required documents/information are missing as expressly stipulated by the legislation, the issuing authority (specialist) will suspend the examination period of the application and immediately inform the applicant of the suspension reason, the deadline, and the actions needed for remedying the issue to resume the examination of the application.
2.     Based on the complete set of documents, the specialist reviews the case and organizes additional internal assessments to make a decision regarding the issuance of the license.
3.     If the issuance of the permit is approved, the applicant (or their legal representative) will receive an electronic notification and pay the fee through the M-pay service or at the bank.
4.     The specialist will finalize the permit or write a rejection letter with appropriate justification based on legal provisions, notifying the applicant directly only if the applicant does not meet the conditions explicitly specified in the law or, as the case may be, fails to demonstrate meeting these conditions during the suspension of the application review period, which will be examined and signed by the head of the issuing authority.
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Issuance
1. When the permit (letter) is ready, the applicant (or their legal representative) will receive an electronic notification, download the permit, and confirm receipt of the document.
2. If the permit is issued on paper (upon request or according to the issuing authority's requirements), the receptionist/specialist will print the permit, deliver it to the applicant (or their legal representative), and confirm receipt.

Sanctions and Penalties

Article 11. Withdrawal of the Permissive Act

(1) Grounds for taking actions under the law for the withdrawal of the permissive act without going to court include:

a) Request by the Holder

The request from the holder of the permissive act for its withdrawal.

b) Deregistration Decision

The decision to deregister the holder of the permissive act from the State Register of Legal Entities and the Register of Individual Entrepreneurs.

c) Detection of False Information

Discovery of false information in the documents submitted to the issuing authority.

d) Unauthorized Transfer

Determination that the permissive act or a copy of it was transferred to another person to carry out the respective activity.

e) Failure to Remedy Conditions

Failure to eliminate within the legal term the circumstances that led to the suspension of the permissive act’s validity.

(11) Withdrawal of the permissive act in cases other than those specified in paragraph (1) of this article shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 235/2006 on the Basic Principles of Regulating Entrepreneurial Activity.

(2) The permissive act is also withdrawn in other cases expressly provided by the law regulating the specific type of activity.

(21) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2), permissive acts issued for activities of national security importance may also be withdrawn in accordance with the special provisions of Law No. 174/2021 on the Mechanism for Examining Investments of National Security Importance.

(22) In the cases specified in paragraph (21), the withdrawal of the permissive act occurs from the date of issuance of the decision by the authority responsible for examining investment projects in areas of national security importance, which orders the withdrawal of the permissive act under the conditions of Article 131, paragraph (6) of Law No. 174/2021, without the need to go to court.

(3) The date and number of the decision to withdraw the permissive act shall be recorded in the Register of Permissive Acts no later than the next business day following the day on which the decision was issued.

(4) In the case of the withdrawal of the permissive act, the issuance fee, if provided by law, is not refunded.

(5) In the case of withdrawal of the permissive act for the reason specified in paragraph (1), letter c), the penalty provided for in Article 263, paragraph (8) of the Contravention Code shall be applied, in accordance with the legal procedure.

(6) The holder of the permissive act is required, within 10 working days from the date of communication of the decision to withdraw the act, to submit the withdrawn permissive act to the issuing authority. Failure to comply with this requirement is penalized according to Article 541 of the Contravention Code.

(7) The withdrawal of the permissive act as part of state control or as a result of it is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 131/2012 on State Control of Entrepreneurial Activity.

(8) For initiating the procedure for withdrawing the permissive act in cases other than those established in paragraph (1) of this article, issuing authorities that do not have functions as control bodies and/or agents in the contravention process, in order to establish non-compliance by the holder of the permissive act with the requirements and conditions established by law, where on-site verification is necessary for validating and identifying non-conformities, shall request and use documents issued by the control body and/or the agent with relevant authority, in accordance with Article 11¹.

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