41. Any local or regional authority or civil protection authority that failed to participate in the establishment of a civil protection plan or to establish safety measures as required, or failed to implement the established safety measures although they were clearly required by the situation, may be required to reimburse all or part of the expenses incurred, for its benefit, by other public authorities or government bodies and made necessary by its inaction.
The amount of the expenses and the terms and conditions of payment shall be determined by the Minister after giving the delinquent authority an opportunity to present observations.