French Tourism Code
In forceI.-Before the traveller is bound by a contract leading to the preparation of a linked travel service or a corresponding offer, the professional facilitating the linked travel services, including if he is not established in a Member State but directs these activities to France by any means, shall state in a clear, comprehensible and apparent manner that the traveller :
1° Will not benefit from any of the rights applicable exclusively to tourist packages and that each service provider will only be responsible for the proper contractual performance of its service; and
2° Will benefit from protection against insolvency in accordance with Article L. 211-18.
In order to comply with this I, the professional facilitating a tied travel service shall provide this information to the traveller using the form laid down by regulation or, if the particular type of tied travel service does not correspond to any of the forms, he shall provide the information contained therein.
II -When the professional facilitating the tied travel services has not complied with the requirements set out in I of this article and in 1° of II of article L. 211-18, the rights and obligations set out in articles L. 211-11, L. 211-14 and L. 211-16 to L. 211-17-1 apply with regard to the travel services included in the tied travel service.
III - When a tied travel service results from the conclusion of a contract between a traveller and a professional who does not facilitate the tied travel service, this professional shall inform the professional who facilitates the tied travel service of the conclusion of the contract concerned.
