Section 1: Filing and registration of the declaration

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Article R6351-5

French Labour CodeIn force
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Updated 1 Nov 2023

The declaration of activity must be accompanied by the following supporting documents:

1° A copy of the proof of attribution of the SIREN number;

2° Bulletin no. 3 of the criminal record of the director in the case of legal entities, or of the declarant in the case of natural persons;

3° A copy of the first vocational training agreement relating to one of the actions contributing to the development of skills provided for in article L. 6313-1, or the first vocational training contract provided for in article L. 6353-3, or, if applicable, an apprenticeship contract when the company has a company apprentice training centre mentioned in I of article L. 6241-2.

4° For legal entities under private law which provide apprenticeship training, with the exception of company apprentice training centres, a copy of their articles of association.

5° Information relating to the content of the courses, their organisation and the technical and teaching resources used, where this information does not appear on the documents produced in application of 3°, as well as a list of the people involved in carrying out the course, stating their qualifications, the link between these qualifications and the service provided in accordance with Article L. 6352-1 and the contractual link between them and the organisation.

In order to assess the conformity of the declaration of activity, the authorities may request evidence relating to the first training service provided, the beneficiary public or the nature of this service.

In order to assess whether the declaration complies with the provisions of article L. 6352-1, it may also request documentary evidence relating to the qualifications of the persons involved in the provision of the service and the relationship between these qualifications and the service provided.

The request for additional supporting documents provided for in the two previous paragraphs is sent to the organisation within ten days of receipt of the documents mentioned in 1° to 5° of this article. The organisation has fifteen days from receipt of the request to provide the supporting documents.

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