Section 2: Classification procedure.

Operators wishing to obtain classification must submit their application electronically to the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 , together with an inspection certificate issued by a type A or C assessment body accredited to inspect campsites and caravan parks by the French Accreditation Committee (COFRAC) or any equivalent European body in accordance with article L. 321-1. This application specifies the total number of pitches and, where applicable, for campsites…

The inspection certificate referred to in Article D. 332-2 includes: a) An inspection report certifying compliance with the classification table for the category requested and stating the opinion of the assessing body on classification in this category; this inspection report is based on an inspection carried out in the three months preceding transmission of the application for classification to the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 ; b) The…

Within one month of receipt of the complete application for classification, the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 will take the classification decision in the category for which the assessing body referred to in Article D. 332-2 has issued a favourable opinion. The classification decision specifies the number of pitches operated. Classification is granted for a period of five years. If, before the end of the five-year period provided…

Establishments classified as campsites must display a sign at their entrance, based on a model drawn up by the body referred to in article L. 141-2 and approved by order of the Minister responsible for tourism.

The classification decision referred to in Article D. 332-4 may be revoked or amended for the remaining period of the initial decision if, following an adversarial procedure initiated by the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 following a complaint, the operator fails to demonstrate compliance with the classification table on one or more of the criteria on the basis of which classification was granted. An order by the Minister…

Article R. 412-16 of the Forestry Code sets out the rules for camping, driving and parking motorised vehicles or caravans in protection forests as defined inarticle L. 411-1 of the Forestry Code.