Exhibit 4.1



 THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL
SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND
IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF
A DEPOSITARY. THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN
THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE
ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO
TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS
A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR
BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE
OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN SUCH LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

 VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT 
 [FORM OF 5.250% NOTE DUE JUNE 3, 2013] 
 Cusip 92334N AA1 
 ISIN US92334NAA19 
 VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT, a société anonyme duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of France, having its registered office at 36-38, avenue Kléber, 75116 Paris,
existing for a term that will expire on December 18, 2094, registered with the Registry of Commerce and Companies (Registre du commerce et des sociétés) of Paris under No. 403 210 032 (herein called the
“Company,” which term includes any successor or substitute corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Holder hereof, or registered assigns, the principal sum of
US$[700,000,000] on June 3, 2013, and to pay interest thereon from May 27, 2008 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on June 3 and December 3 in each
year, commencing December 3, 2008, at the rate of 5.250% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as
provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be May 18 or November 18
(whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either
be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be
given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of
this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture. 
 Should
French law require that payments of principal or interest in respect of any Security be subject to deduction or withholding in respect of any present or future taxes or duties whatsoever levied by the Republic of France, the Company will, to the
fullest extent then permitted by law, pay such additional amounts as shall result in receipt by the Holders of such amounts as would have been received by them had no such withholding or deduction been required, except that no such additional
amounts shall be payable with respect to any Security: 
 (a) to, or to a third party on behalf of, a Holder, who is liable to such taxes,
duties, assessments or governmental charges in respect of such Security by reason of his having some connection with the Republic of France other than the mere holding of the Security; or 







 (b) where presentation of the Security is required for payment, more than 30 days after the Relevant Date
except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to such additional amounts on presenting it for payment on the thirtieth such day; or 
 (c) where such withholding or deduction is imposed on a payment to an individual and is required to be made pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 or any other Directive implementing the conclusions of the
ECOFIN Council Meeting of 26-27 November 2000 on the taxation of savings income, or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive; 
 (d) presented for payment by or on behalf of a Holder of any Security, who would be able to avoid such withholding or deduction by presenting the
relevant Security to another Paying Agent in a Member State of the European Union; or 
 (e) where the Holder does not satisfy the
requirements conditioning the exemptions of withholding tax provided for in article 125 A III of the French Code Général des Impôts. 
 As used herein, “Relevant Date” in respect of any Security means the date on which payment in respect of it first becomes due or, if any amount of the money payable is improperly withheld or refused, the
date on which payment in full of the amount outstanding is made or where presentation for payment is required, if earlier, the date seven days after that on which notice is duly given to the Holders that, upon further presentation of the Security
being made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Security, such payment will be made, provided that payment is in fact made upon such presentation. 
 The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any withholding or deduction in respect of any amount to be paid by the Company of principal of or interest on a Security of any series (i) for or
on account of any present or future taxes, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature of any jurisdiction in which any successor or substitute Person to the Company is organized, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof
or therein; or (ii) if another Person merges into or transfers its assets to the Company pursuant to Section 801, for or on account of any taxes, assessments or governmental charges levied by the jurisdiction in which such other Person is
organized, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, as a result of (x) the Company’s being treated as engaged in a trade or business, or having a permanent establishment, in such jurisdiction and (y) the payment of
principal or interest being allocable or attributable to such trade or business or permanent establishment. 
 Payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office of the Paying Agent, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts
provided, however, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such address as shall appear in the Security Register. 
  

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 Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof,
which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. 
 Unless the certificate of
authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed. 
 VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT 
  

			
	 By
	 	  



  

			
	Attest:
		
	By	 	  

	Title:	 	

 As of May 20, 2008, the Company’s outstanding indebtedness for bonds
(obligations) and other negotiable debt instruments (titres d’emprunt) amounted to approximately €11.3 billion, and such outstanding indebtedness of other issuers guaranteed by the Company amounted to approximately €0.6
billion. 
  

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 Reverse of Security. 
 This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued outside France in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of
May 27, 2008 (herein called the “Indenture”), between the Company, as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture),
to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitation of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of
the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, limited in aggregate principal amount to US$700,000,000. 
 The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days’ notice by mail, at any time at a redemption price equal to the
greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, and (ii) the present value of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon (excluding interest accrued to the date of redemption)
discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at a rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 0.35% per annum, plus accrued, but unpaid, interest up to, but not including, the
Redemption Date. In connection with this optional redemption, “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity or interpolated maturity (on a day count
basis) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date; “Comparable Treasury Issue”
means the United States Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time
of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Securities; “Independent Investment Banker” means one of the
Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company; “Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the
highest and the lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, or (2) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations; “Reference Treasury
Dealer” means each of Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and one other leading primary U.S. government securities
dealer in New York City (each, a “primary treasury dealer”) designated by the Company. If any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary treasury dealer, the Company will substitute another primary treasury dealer; “Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotation” means with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Trustee in consultation with the Company, of the bid and ask prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing or by email to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m. New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date. 
  

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 This Security is also redeemable prior to Stated Maturity as permitted under Section 1108
(“Optional Redemption Due to Changes in Tax Treatment”). 
 In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new
Security or Securities of this series for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. 
 If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided
in the Indenture. 
 The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the
rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of
the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of
the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security
shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or
waiver is made upon this Security. 
 As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not
have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing
Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in
respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction
inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for
the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for herein. 
 No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and
premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. 
 As provided
in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any
place where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

  

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 The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of
US$1,000. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series of a different authorized denomination, as
requested by the Holder surrendering the same. 
 No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. 
 Prior to
due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes (subject to
Section 308 of the Indenture), whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 
 The Indenture provides that the Company, at the Company’s option, (a) will be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the
Securities (except for certain obligations to register the transfer or exchange of Securities, replace stolen, lost or mutilated Securities, maintain paying agencies and hold moneys for payment in trust and certain other obligations in respect of
the Trustee, the Paying Agent, Authenticating Agent and Securities Registrar) or (b) need not comply with certain restrictive covenants of the Indenture, in each case if the Company deposits, in trust, with the Trustee money or U.S. Government
Obligations which, through the payment of interest thereon and principal thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide money, in an amount sufficient to pay all the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the Securities on the
dates such payments are due in accordance with the terms of such Securities, and certain other conditions are satisfied. 
 All terms used in
this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 
 This is one of the Securities
of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 
 Dated: May 27, 2008 
  

			
	Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas,
	 as Trustee

		
	By	 	  

		 	Authorized Signatory


  

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