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Section 5: Obligation and conditions of registration of travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-20 of the French Tourism Code

The application for registration in the register referred to in a. of article L. 141-3 must be sent in writing, by electronic means if necessary, to the registration commission referred to in article L. 141-2. The application for registration must be accompanied by documentary evidence of the financial guarantee and professional indemnity insurance defined in articles R. 211-26 to R. 211-40 , as well as proof of professional competence in…

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Article R211-21 of the French Tourism Code

I.-When the registration application includes all the documents defined in article R. 211-20, the registration commission mentioned in article L. 141-2 issues a receipt which it communicates to the applicant. The commission has one month from the date of the receipt to: -proceed with registration when it is clear from examination of the file that the application complies with the provisions of II of article L. 211-18. The Commission notifies…

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Article R211-22 of the French Tourism Code

Any natural or legal person who, in any capacity whatsoever, acquires the majority of the share capital of a company registered in the register referred to in article L. 141-3 or who is entrusted with its management under his or her responsibility may continue to operate it for the period required to obtain registration if he or she has the receipt provided for in I of article R. 211-21. Provisional…

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Article R211-23 of the French Tourism Code

In the month following registration in the register mentioned in article L. 141-3, this registration is published on the website of the agency mentioned in article L. 141-2. It updates the list of operators registered in the register, informing third parties of the identity of the operator, its registration number, its name, its business name, its legal form and the address of the registered office of the company or organisation,…

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Article R211-24 of the French Tourism Code

After having given the interested party the opportunity to present written observations in his defence, the registration commission referred to in article L. 141-2 will remove the operator from the register in the event of fraudulent declaration or if the travel operator no longer satisfies the conditions laid down in II of article L. 211-18. The deletion from the register is notified by the Commission to the operator concerned, by…

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Article R211-25 of the French Tourism Code

Deregistration is also carried out at the request of the natural person or legal entity registered in the register or when the legal entity concerned is dissolved as a result of a judgement ordering the closure of the compulsory liquidation, notified by the liquidator to the registration commission referred to in article L. 141-2.

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