Section 1: Tourist activities in rural areas.

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L343-1

Article L343-1

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Updated 8 Nov 2023

I.-The rules relating to activities carried out by a farmer which are an extension of the act of production or which are based on the farm are set out inarticle L. 311-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code , which is reproduced below:

"Art. L. 311-1: All activities corresponding to the control and exploitation of a biological cycle of a plant or animal nature and constituting one or more stages necessary for the unfolding of this cycle, as well as activities carried out by a farmer which are an extension of the act of production or which support the farm, are deemed to be agricultural. Sea farming activities are deemed to be agricultural, regardless of the social status of those who carry them out. The same applies to activities involving the preparation and training of domestic equidae with a view to their exploitation, with the exception of entertainment activities. The same applies to the production and, where applicable, marketing, by one or more farmers, of biogas, electricity and heat through methanisation, where at least 50% of this production is derived from materials originating from farms. Income from marketing is considered to be farm income, in proportion to the farmer's stake in the structure operating and marketing the energy produced. Detailed rules for the application of this article shall be laid down by decree.

Agricultural activities defined in this way are civil in nature.

However, for the purposes of determining the criteria for membership of the social protection schemes for non-salaried and salaried agricultural workers, the activities mentioned in articles L. 722-1 and L. 722-20 respectively are considered to be agricultural. "

II - The rules relating to the social protection scheme for non-salaried employees in the agricultural professions applicable to people working in tourist reception facilities located on the farm or on the farm's premises are set out in the first two paragraphs ofArticle L. 722-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

III - The rules relating to economic activities carried out by rural development investment companies in rural regeneration zones are set out in article L. 112-18 of the same code.

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