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Is my information safe with French estate agents?
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Do I need to remove a disused septic tank in France after connecting to the mains?
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Is there financial help to purchase a mobility scooter in France?
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Are we obliged to make accessibility declaration?
We received a letter from the Agence Française d’Accessibilité concerning a declaration it said we must make. Is this a scam? We do not have a business – this is a private residence – but my daughter is a micro-entrepreneur. R.S.
This is, in fact, a commercial company, offering paid services that are marketed as helping businesses comply with the latest rules on accessibility to disabled people (new ones came into force recently).
As such you are not obliged to reply to the letter and in any case the new accessibility rules only apply to businesses that are open to the public (eg. a bakery) so it is unlikely they would apply to your daughter’s micro-entrepreneur business, especially if it has no separate premises.
Government officials put out a warning about this ‘agency’ earlier this year, to the effect that it is not necessary to pay for such services to comply with the rules.
For firms which are affected, information on accessibility requirements can be obtained from your direction départementale des territoires (DDT) and there are also details at accessibilite.gouv.fr