Request for license for the public water supply and sewerage service, provided by direct management by companies with fully public capital - https://www.anrsc.ro/gestiune-directa-apa-canal/

Processing time: 60 days from the registration of the documentation or 30 days from the submission 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 granting a license for a public utility service/activity are analyzed by A.N.R.S.C., and if necessary, the regulatory authority sends the applicant a letter informing them of the obligation to make additions, corrections, or clarifications regarding the application and the submitted documents, within 30 days from the registration of the documentation.

In the event that, within 30 days from the date of the request for additions, the applicant does not provide all the appropriate documentation required by the regulation, including the requested additions, A.N.R.S.C. will return the related documentation, deleting the respective application from the licensing procedure, and will communicate this decision to the applicant.

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

a) convening, at the headquarters of A.N.R.S.C., the authorized representatives of the applicant to clarify certain aspects that emerge/do not emerge from the documentation made available;

b) on-site verification of the actuality of the data in the documentation sent by the applicant.

A.N.R.S.C., through its specialized department, prepares a specialized report that includes the justified proposal for granting/rejecting the license, which will be presented for analysis to the Licensing Commission by the commission secretary.

The proposal to grant/reject the license is submitted for voting within the Licensing Commission.

Granting/rejection of the license is done by order of the president of A.N.R.S.C..

In the case of granting the license, A.N.R.S.C. sends the applicant the fiscal invoice for the licensing fee, which must be paid within no more than 30 days from the date of communication of the invoice.

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

In the event of failure to comply with the 30-day deadline for paying the licensing fee, A.N.R.S.C. will proceed to withdraw the license.

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

In the event that the license is rejected, the applicant may not submit new licensing documentation earlier than 6 months from the date of issuance of the rejection order.

Final document:

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

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

c) Notification concerning the deletion of the application from the procedure.

Notification deadline upon expiry of the processing period: 5 days from the date of confirmation of payment of the licensing fee, in the case of license granting, respectively 5 days from the date of issuance of the license rejection order.

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