PARIS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - France's Veolia said on Sunday it was launching a cash tender offer for shares in waste and water management rival Suez it does not already own.

Veolia said in a statement it was amending its previous declaration of intent and no longer requiring that the tender offer be subject to the approval by Suez's board of directors.

(Reporting by Gus Trompiz; Editing by Alison Williams)