French Tourism Code
In forceThe classification of resorts that took place prior to the date of entry into force of this section, set by VII of Article 7 of Law no. 2006-437 of 14 April 2006 containing various provisions relating to tourism, cease to have effect under the following conditions:
1° (Repealed) ;
2° Those published before 1 January 1969 cease to have effect on 1 January 2018;
3° Those published on or after 1st January 1969 cease to have effect on 1st January 2018.
Where a municipality is classified on more than one basis, the date of publication of the last classification is taken into account.
By way of exception to 2° and 3° of this article, and provided that an application for classification within the meaning of article L. 133-13 of this code was submitted by 31 December 2017 at the latest and declared complete by the prefecture by 30 April 2018 at the latest, or that the municipality is in the process of obtaining classification as a classified tourist resort under the conditions set out in I of articles L. 5214-16 or L. 5216-5 of the General Local Authorities Code and has submitted, by 31 December 2017 at the latest, an application for classification of its tourist office in the category required to meet the criteria for classification of the municipality as a classified tourist resort, the previous classifications continue to have effect until the decision approving or refusing the application for classification is taken. If the refusal decision is made after the deliberation provided for in article L. 2333-26 of the same code, by which the tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax may be introduced, the tax is levied until the end of the collection period set by the deliberation.
