Subsection 2: Classification.

Classified furnished tourist accommodation is allocated to one of the categories designated by an increasing number of stars, according to the criteria set out in a classification table drawn up by the body referred to in article L. 141-2 and approved by order of the minister responsible for tourism.

The owner of the furnished accommodation or his agent who wishes to obtain classification must submit an application for classification as a furnished tourist accommodation to an organisation of his choice from among those mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 324-1.

The body that carried out the classification visit has a period of one month from the date on which the visit to the furnished accommodation was completed to provide the owner or his representative with the visit certificate, which includes: a) An inspection report certifying compliance with the classification table for the category requested; b) The inspection grid completed by the assessing body; c) A proposed classification decision for the…

The body which carried out the classification visit sends the classification decisions electronically to the body mentioned in article L. 132-2 on a monthly basis.

The owner of the furnished accommodation or his agent may indicate that his furnished accommodation has been classified by displaying a sign in accordance with 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 must be displayed in a visible place inside the furnished accommodation.

The bodies referred to in 2° of article L. 324-1 are those which, on 22 July 2009, held: 1° Either approval issued by the representative of the State in the département, in accordance with the provisions of article D. 324-8 in the version in force on 22 July 2009; 2° Or approval issued by the Minister responsible for tourism, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 324-9 in the…