Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

I. - The amount of the fixed-rate parking charge due is notified by a payment notice that comprises two parts entitled respectively "Establishment of the payment notice for the fixed-rate parking charge" and "Payment procedures and disputes":

1° The first part of the payment notice includes, in order, the following information:

a) The name of the commune, public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicate that instituted the fee;

b) The name and contact details of the authority to which the sworn official reports;

c) The identification number of the sworn official;

d) The date, time and place where the absence or inadequacy of immediate payment of the fee is noted;

e) The registration number and make of the vehicle that is the subject of the payment notice;

f) Where the payment notice is notified by the Agence nationale de traitement automatisé des infractions, the date it was sent by post or transmitted in dematerialised form and the identity and address of the holder of the vehicle registration certificate or, in the cases provided for in VII of Article L. 2333-87, those of the hirer or purchaser of the vehicle;

g) The amount of the parking charge due, specifying, if applicable, the amount of the charge paid in the zone in question from the start of the parking period admitted for deduction under the conditions provided for in article R. 2333-120-5;

h) The time at which the fixed fee that is the subject of the payment notice ceases to have effect if a valid proof of immediate payment is not affixed to the vehicle or transmitted by dematerialised means in accordance with the provisions laid down in article R. 417-3-1 of the Highway Code. The time is determined in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2333-120-6;

i) The signature of the official who drew up the payment notice affixed to the vehicle. If the notice is notified by making it available in dematerialised form or by transmission carried out by the Agence nationale de traitement automatisé des infractions, the words "Signed" certify that the officer has affixed his signature, where applicable in digitised form;

j) The number of the payment notice allocated by the authority to which the officer reports, in compliance with the characteristics set by the order provided for in Article R. 2333-120-10 ;

2° The second part of the payment notice includes, in order, the following information:

a) The contact details of the department with which the amount of the parking charge due is to be paid before the deadline;

b) The payment methods for paying the charge due;

c) The deadline for paying the amount of the parking charge due, calculated in accordance with the provisions of IV of Article L. 2333-87;

d) The indication that in the event of non-payment or insufficient payment of the fixed charge within this timeframe an enforcement order accompanied by the increase provided for in article R. 2333-120-16 will be issued to the holder of the vehicle registration certificate or, in the cases provided for in VII of article L. 2333-87, of the lessee or purchaser of the vehicle;

e) An indication that, in the event of a dispute, an administrative appeal is compulsory prior to any referral to the competent court, failing which such referral will be inadmissible;

f) The contact details of the authority to which the compulsory prior administrative appeal against the payment notice issued may be lodged, mention of the time limit and procedures for referral provided for in Article R. 2333-120-13 as well as the following mention:

"The absence of a written response received within one month of the date of the postal or electronic notice of receipt of the appeal shall be deemed to constitute rejection of the appeal. The rejection decision may be contested within a period of one month before the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant, subject to prior payment of the amount of the parking charge indicated on this payment notice and compliance with the other conditions for admissibility of the appeal";

g) When the information provided when the payment notice is drawn up is the subject of automated processing within the meaning of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, la possibilité d'exercer un droit d'accès et de rectification auprès de l'autorité dont relève l'agent ayant établi l'avis de paiement.

The payment notice shall also include the information required for its administrative and accounting processing.

II. - The payment notice notified by making it available in dematerialised form via the technical device provided for in II of Article L. 2333-87 comprises the same parts and includes the same information as that provided for in I, with the exception of that provided for in f of 1°, which is replaced by the date of payment of the notice, and that provided for in a to d of 2°. The words "Dematerialised Payment Notice" together with the name of the entity responsible for issuing it are reproduced at the top of the document. The technical payment device allows the taxpayer to access the paid dematerialised payment notice so that he can keep it and, if necessary, print it.

For the purposes of this section, the expression "payment notice for the fixed rate parking charge" refers to those drawn up pursuant to I or II.