The State determines the procedures for classifying tourist residences in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree.
The establishment is classified by the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 into a category based on criteria set out in a classification table drawn up by the same body and approved by order of the Minister responsible for tourism.
To obtain the classification, the operator must produce a certificate of inspection issued by an assessment body. In accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister responsible for tourism, the assessment bodies are accredited in the fields corresponding to their missions by the national accreditation body mentioned in article 137 of the aforementioned law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 , or any equivalent European body that is a signatory to the multilateral agreement reached within the framework of the European coordination of accreditation bodies.