French Tourism Code

The rules relating to the exemptions mentioned inarticle L. 3335-4 of the Public Health Code, reproduced in article L. 313-1 of this Code, are set out in articles D. 3335-16 to D. 3335-18 of the Public Health Code, reproduced below: “Art. D. 3335-16 of the Public Health Code. The exemptions referred to in article L. 3335-4 are the subject of annual orders issued by the mayor of the municipality in…

Collective hostels are classified by the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 according to criteria set out in a classification table drawn up by the same body and approved by order of the Minister responsible for tourism.

Operators wishing to obtain classification must submit their application electronically to the body mentioned in article L. 141-2, together with a certificate of inspection issued by a type A or C assessment body accredited to inspect collective hostels by the French Accreditation Committee (COFRAC) or any equivalent European body. An order from the Minister for Tourism sets out the classification procedure.

The inspection certificate referred to in article D. 312-4 includes: a) An inspection report certifying compliance with the classification table and stating the opinion of the assessing body on the classification; this inspection report is drawn up on the basis of an inspection carried out in the three months preceding transmission of the application for classification to the body referred to in article L. 141-2 ; b) The inspection grid…

Within one month of receiving the complete application for classification, the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 will take the classification decision if the assessment body mentioned in article D. 312-4 has issued a favourable opinion on classification. Classification is granted for a period of five years. If, before the end of the five-year period provided for in the previous paragraph, the operator has completed the formalities required for his…

Classified collective inns are required to display a sign on their frontage in accordance with a model drawn up by the body referred to in article L. 141-2 and approved by order of the Minister responsible for tourism.

The classification decision referred to in Article D. 312-6 may be revoked for the remaining period of the initial classification decision if, following an adversarial procedure initiated by the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 following a complaint, the operator fails to establish compliance with the classification table in respect of one or more criteria on which classification was granted. An order by the Minister for Tourism specifies the…