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Article L211-10 of the French Tourism Code

Contracts shall be formulated in clear and comprehensible terms and, if they are in writing, shall be legible. When the contract is concluded, or as soon as possible thereafter, the organiser or retailer shall provide the passenger with a copy or confirmation of the contract on a durable medium. The traveller is entitled to request a paper copy if the contract was concluded in the physical and simultaneous presence of…

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Article L211-11 of the French Tourism Code

The traveller may, by giving reasonable notice to the organiser or retailer on a durable medium before the start of the trip or holiday, transfer the contract to a person who satisfies all the conditions applicable to this contract. The transferor of the contract and the transferee are jointly and severally liable for payment of the balance of the price as well as any costs, fees or other additional costs…

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Article L211-12 of the French Tourism Code

After the contract has been concluded, prices may only be increased if the contract expressly provides for this possibility and indicates that the traveller is entitled to a price reduction. In this case, the contract must specify how the price revision is to be calculated. Price increases are only possible if they are the direct consequence of a change in: 1° The price of passenger transport resulting from the cost…

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Article L211-13 of the French Tourism Code

The organiser or retailer may not, before the start of the journey or holiday, unilaterally alter the terms of the contract other than the price in accordance witharticle L. 211-12, unless: 1° The organiser or retailer has reserved this right in the contract; 2° The alteration is minor; and 3° The organiser or retailer informs the traveller in a clear, comprehensible and visible manner on a durable medium. When, prior…

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Article L211-14 of the French Tourism Code

I.-The traveller may cancel the contract at any time before the start of the trip or holiday. In this case, the vendor may require the traveller to pay appropriate and justifiable cancellation costs. The contract may stipulate reasonable standard cancellation costs, calculated on the basis of the date of cancellation of the contract before the start of the trip or holiday and the cost savings and income expected as a…

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Article L211-16 of the French Tourism Code

I.-The professional who sells a tourist package mentioned in 1° of I ofarticle L. 211-1 is fully liable for the performance of the services provided for in this contract, whether these services are performed by himself or by other travel service providers, without prejudice to his right of recourse against the latter. A professional who sells a travel service mentioned in 2° of I of Article L. 211-1 is automatically…

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Article L211-17 of the French Tourism Code

I.-The traveller is entitled to an appropriate price reduction for any period of non-conformity of the services provided under a contract, unless the organiser or retailer proves that the non-conformity is attributable to the traveller. II.-The traveller is entitled to compensation from the organiser or retailer for any loss suffered as a result of the non-conformity of the services provided. Compensation will be paid as soon as possible. III -The…

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Article L211-17-1 of the French Tourism Code

The travel or holiday organiser or retailer shall provide appropriate assistance to the traveller in difficulty as quickly as possible, taking into account the circumstances of the case, including in the circumstances mentioned in VII ofarticle L. 211-16.

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Article L211-17-2 of the French Tourism Code

The trader shall be liable for any errors due to technical faults in the booking system for which he is responsible and, if the trader has agreed to organise the booking of a holiday, he shall be liable for errors made during the booking process. A professional is not responsible for booking errors which are attributable to the traveller or which are caused by exceptional and unavoidable circumstances.

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Article L211-17-3 of the French Tourism Code

This section does not apply to 1° To services which do not form part of a tourist package and which relate either to air tickets or to other tickets for scheduled air travel ; 2° To services sold as part of a general agreement concluded for business travel.

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