All payments or remittances made to the travel operator must be entered immediately, in chronological order, in a register of payments or remittances, which may be kept in electronic form under the conditions defined in articles 1366 and 1367 of the Civil Code and which must be kept for ten years. The travel operator is obliged to open an account in his name in a credit institution, which is exclusively…
A travel operator who, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 211-24, assists in the conclusion of a timeshare contract does so under a written mandate which indicates the name of the agent, the purpose of the mandate, its duration and the costs which may be incurred by the agent in the performance of his duties. The mandate shall also indicate the amount of the remuneration of the travel…
Any natural or legal person who is a national of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and who wishes to become established in France in order to carry out the activities referred to in I of article L. 211-1 must submit an application for registration to the registration commission referred to in article L. 141-2. The…
For the application of article L. 211-21, any natural or legal person legally established in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wishes to engage in France in one of the activities listed in I of article L. 211-1 must make a declaration prior to the first provision of services. This declaration must be sent by any…
The qualified persons mentioned in article L. 221-1 are holders of the professional guide-lecturer card issued under the conditions laid down by the regulations in sections 2 and 3 of this chapter. The museums and historic monuments referred to in article L. 221-1 are the Museums of France defined in Title IV of Book IV of the French Heritage Code and the historic monuments defined in Title II of Book…
The professional licence referred to in article R. 221-1 is issued to persons residing in France by the prefect of the département in which they are established. It is issued by the Prefect of Paris to persons residing abroad. The Prefect will inform the applicant of any missing documents within one month of receiving the application. If the application is complete, the Prefect will acknowledge receipt. It will make its…
The administrative penalties that may be imposed on holders of the professional guide-lecturer card, in the event of failure to comply with their professional obligations, are as follows: 1° A warning ; 2° Temporary withdrawal of the professional card, for a maximum period of six months; 3° Permanent withdrawal of the professional licence. The penalty is imposed by the administrative authority that issued the professional licence.
The following offences are punishable by a third-class fine a) Carrying out, for remuneration, the activity mentioned in article L. 221-1 without holding a professional guide-lecturer card or using a card that does not conform to the model provided for in the last paragraph of article R. 221-2; b) The fact, for a natural person or legal entity registered in the register provided for in a of article L. 141-3,…
The professional guide-lecturer card is issued to holders of a certificate specified by order of the ministers responsible for tourism, culture and higher education respectively. This certification, registered in the Répertoire national des certifications professionnelles (RNCP), attests to training of at least bachelor level.
I. – Nationals of France or of another Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may obtain the professional guide-lecturer card referred to in article R. 221-1, without possessing any of the qualifications referred to in article R. 221-11, if they can provide proof of : 1° Possession of a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications…
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