On the departure of the tenant or the transferee of the leasehold right, the premises are returned to the owner in the state in which they are, without the owner being able to demand that the premises be returned to their previous state. If the renewal of the lease is refused, the amount of the eviction compensation provided for inarticle L. 145-14 of the French Commercial Code is set taking…
Disputes relating to the application of this section shall be decided in accordance with Articles L. 145-56 to L. 145-60 of the French Commercial Code. Disputes relating to the performance of the work mentioned in article L. 311-1 are not suspensive of such performance.
The contract between a hotelier and a natural or legal person operating an online reservation platform for the rental of hotel rooms to customers may only be concluded in the name and on behalf of the hotelier and within the written framework of the agency contract referred to in Articles 1984 et seq. of the French Civil Code. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this article, the hotelier remains free to…
The contract provided for in Article L. 311-5-1 sets out the terms and conditions of the agent’s remuneration, as well as the prices for the rental of rooms and any other services. The remuneration of the agent is freely determined between the hotelier and the online reservation platform.
A fine of €30,000, which may be increased to €150,000 in the case of a legal entity, shall be imposed if the legal representative of the online reservation platform operates without a contract concluded in accordance with article L. 311-5-1. Failure to comply with article L. 311-5-2 is punishable by a fine of €7,500, which may be increased to €30,000 in the case of a legal entity. The aforementioned offences…
This sub-section applies regardless of where the online reservation platform is established, provided that the rental is made to a hotel established in France. Contracts between hoteliers and online reservation platforms entered into prior to the publication of Law No. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 on growth, activity and equal economic opportunities cease to have effect upon the entry into force of the same law.
The decision to classify a hotel is taken, at the request of the operator, by the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 under conditions laid down by decree. The hotel is classified in a category according to criteria set out in a classification table drawn up by the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 and approved by order of the Minister responsible for tourism. To obtain the classification, the operator…
Infringements of the provisions applicable to the classification and pricing of hotels are recorded and prosecuted under the conditions set out in articles L. 450-1 to L. 450-3 of the French Commercial Code.
Infringements of the provisions applicable to hotel classification and prices are punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros. Articles L. 490-1 to L. 490-4 of the French Commercial Code apply.
Articles 1952 to 1954 of the Civil Code lay down the rules governing the theft of objects from hotels or hostels.
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