Request for license for public sewerage service, provided under the delegated management method by specialized providers established as commercial companies-https://www.anrsc.ro/gestiune-delegata-apa-canal/

Processing time: 60 days from the registration of the documentation or 30 days from the transmission by the public utility service operator of the additions requested by A.N.R.S.C.

Procedure description: The documents submitted by the applicant for the granting of a license for a public utility service/activity are analyzed by the A.N.R.S.C., and in case it is necessary, the regulatory authority sends the applicant a notice informing them of the obligation to make additions, corrections, or clarifications, regarding the application and submitted documents, within 30 days from the registration of the documentation.

If, within 30 days from the date of the request for additions, the applicant does not provide all the appropriate documentation stipulated by the regulation, including the requested additions, A.N.R.S.C. will return the respective documentation, deleting the application from the licensing procedure, communicating this decision to the applicant.

Depending on the manner of submission and the complexity of the information contained in the documentation submitted by the applicant, A.N.R.S.C. may decide:

a) summoning, at the A.N.R.S.C. headquarters, the authorized representatives of the applicant, to clarify certain aspects arising/not arising from the documentation provided;

b) on-site verification of the accuracy of the data in the documentation submitted by the applicant.

A.N.R.S.C., through the specialized department, draws up a report which includes the well-founded proposal for granting/rejecting the license and which will be submitted for analysis to the Licensing Commission, by the commission secretary.

The proposal to grant/reject the license is subject to a vote within the Licensing Commission.

The granting/rejection of the license is made by order of the A.N.R.S.C. president.

In case of granting the license, A.N.R.S.C. communicates to the applicant the tax invoice for the license fee, which must be paid no later than 30 days from the date of communication of the invoice.

After payment confirmation A.N.R.S.C. sends to the applicant within a maximum of 5 days, the order of the A.N.R.S.C. president granting the license accompanied by the license and the associated conditions.

If the 30-day deadline for payment of the license granting fee is not met, A.N.R.S.C. will proceed to revoke the license.

In case of refusal to grant the license, A.N.R.S.C. sends to the applicant within a maximum of 5 days from issue, the order of the A.N.R.S.C. president refusing the license accompanied by the reasons for refusal.

In the case where the granting of the license was refused, the applicant may not submit a new licensing documentation earlier than 6 months from the date of issuance of the refusal order.

Final document:

a) Order granting the license, accompanied by the license and the conditions associated with the license;

b) Order refusing the license, accompanied by the reasons for the refusal;

c) Notification regarding the cancellation of the application from the procedure.

Notification deadline upon expiry of the resolution period: 5 days from the date of confirmation of payment of the license granting fee, in case of granting the license, or 5 days from the date of issue of the order refusing the license.

Additional information: https://www.anrsc.ro/front-page-apa-si-canalizare/