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Article D7231-1 of the French Labour Code

I.-The personal service activities subject to authorisation, pursuant to article L. 7232-1, are as follows: 1° Childcare in the home, under an age set by joint order of the Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Family; 2° Accompanying children under an age set by joint order of the Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Family when they are away from home (walks, transport, everyday…

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Article R7232-1 of the French Labour Code

The application for authorisation from a legal entity or an individual entrepreneur mentioned in article L. 7232-1 is sent by its legal representative to the departmental prefect by electronic means or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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Article R7232-2 of the French Labour Code

The application for authorisation must state : 1° The address and company name of the legal entity or the name of the sole trader ; 2° The address of the principal establishment of the legal entity or the sole trader, and the address of any secondary establishments; 3° The departments in which the activities will be carried out; 4° The nature of the services offered and the public or customers…

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Article R7232-3 of the French Labour Code

The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a file containing : 1° The unique identification number or a copy of the articles of association of the legal entity, or, where applicable, for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, a document equivalent to the extract from the register of companies or the National Register…

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Article R7232-4 of the French Labour Code

Approval for the legal entities or sole traders referred to in Article L. 7232-1 is granted by the Prefect of the département where the legal entity or sole trader’s main establishment is located. When this approval is requested under 1° of article L. 7232-1, the president of the departmental council gives an opinion on the ability of the legal entities or individual entrepreneurs requesting approval to provide a quality service…

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Article R7232-5 of the French Labour Code

If the legal entity or sole trader plans to carry out the activity referred to in 1° of article L. 7232-1 in several départements, the prefect of the département where the legal entity or sole trader’s main establishment is located shall seek the opinion of the presidents of the département councils of the départements concerned, via the territorially competent prefects. Any application to extend approval to a new activity or…

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Article R7232-6 of the French Labour Code

The Prefect grants approval when the following conditions are met: 1° The legal entity or sole trader has, either on its own or within the network to which it belongs, the human, material and financial resources to enable it to fulfil the purpose for which approval is sought; 2° The applicant for approval undertakes to comply with a set of specifications approved by order of the Minister for the Economy…

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Article R7232-8 of the French Labour Code

Applications for renewal must be submitted no later than three months before the end of the approval period to the Prefect of the département in which the main establishment of the legal entity or sole trader is located. Each approved and certified organisation will automatically have its previous approval renewed, provided that all its activities and establishments are covered by a certification as defined in article L. 433-3 of the…

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Article R7232-9 of the French Labour Code

At least every quarter, the approved legal entity or sole trader produces a statement of activity and every year a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the activity carried out over the past year, as well as an annual statistical table. These documents are sent electronically to the Prefect, who makes them available to the Minister for the Economy. Otherwise, they are sent in paper form to the Prefect, who forwards…

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