BOOK IV: FINANCING ACCESS TO HOLIDAYS AND TOURISM TAXATION.

The following are defined as “organised adapted holidays”, within the meaning of I of article L. 412-2, holiday activities with accommodation in France or abroad, lasting more than five days and intended exclusively for groups made up of more than three disabled adults within the meaning of Article L. 114 of the Code de l’action sociale et des familles. When it is part of the organiser’s service, transport to the…

Any natural or legal person who organises “organised adapted holidays” for disabled people of full age, either by organising them themselves or having them organised by an intermediary, must apply for approval from the Prefect of the region where it is based or where its registered office is located, by any means that can be relied on to provide a definite date, at least four months before the date of…

Any national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may engage in or assist in the activities mentioned in article R. 412-8, without being established on national territory, as long as they hold “organised adapted holidays” approval. The application for “organised adapted holidays” approval is sent to the Prefect of the Ile-de-France region. The application, attachments…

A receipt will be issued once the application is complete. An application for authorisation submitted by a natural person must state the applicant’s marital status, profession and place of residence, as well as the address of its registered office. An application for authorisation submitted on behalf of a legal entity shall state the company name, legal form, articles of association, address of the registered office and its secondary establishments or…

The regional prefect has two months in which to issue the authorisation or make known his reasoned refusal, if he considers that the organisation does not ensure conditions of safety for disabled adults and does not guarantee that their state of health and their physical and moral integrity and well-being are taken into account. The same applies if it considers that the organisation does not offer sufficient guarantees, particularly financial…

Approval for “organised adapted holidays” is issued by the Prefect for a period of five years. During this period, the approved natural or legal person is required to send the Prefect, by any means, including fax or e-mail, a detailed quantitative, qualitative and financial report on the organised adapted holiday activities implemented during the previous year. The report shall specify the measures taken to remedy any shortcomings identified during the…

The regional prefect shall be informed by the approved natural or legal person within two months of any substantial change affecting the material elements on the basis of which approval was granted.

Two months before a holiday is due to take place, any natural or legal person holding “organised adapted holidays” approval is required to inform, by any means, including by fax or e-mail, on the basis of a form conforming to a model laid down by order of the ministers responsible for disabled persons and tourism, the prefect(s) of the department(s) where the holiday is to be organised. It must also…