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France Code des Transports Maritime - Seafarer Employment, DGTM Flag Registration and Cabotage

France's Code des transports (Transport Code, consolidated in 2010) governs maritime activities in its 5th Book (Activites maritimes, Articles L5000…

What France Code des Transports Maritime - Seafarer Employment, DGTM Flag Registration and Cabotage requires

France's Code des transports (Transport Code, consolidated in 2010) governs maritime activities in its 5th Book (Activites maritimes, Articles L5000 onwards); the maritime employment provisions (Articles L5541-L5552 for seafarer contracts, Articles L5521-L5535 for social protection) establish mandatory written seafarer employment contracts (contrats d'engagement maritime), collective bargaining agreement coverage, and ENIM (Etablissement National des Invalides de la Marine) pension and social security; the Direction generale des affaires maritimes, de la peche et de l'aquaculture (DGAMPA) is the primary authority responsible for seafarer certification, vessel registration, safety inspections, and STCW implementation; France maintains two ship registers: the Registre International Francais (RIF, created by Loi 2005-412) for flag competition with international standards, and the French Domestic Register (RF) for coastal and domestic vessels; EU cabotage Regulation 3577/92/EEC governs intra-Community maritime transport; Articles L5621-L5624 cover ship mortgages (hypotheque maritime); French-registered vessels must comply with MLC 2006 under Ordonnance 2015-1736 and SOLAS under national enforcement orders.

Pillar: Maritime & Shipping · Authority: Direction generale des affaires maritimes, de la peche et de l'aquaculture (DGAMPA); Ministere de la Transition ecologique, France · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/texte_lc/LEGITEXT000023086525/

SHA-256 integrity: ffb0288c6c6f2d8b2a836200c984291a0b0e95abe23947a47363701092aff21d

Primary Citations — 6 traced to source

  • {"title":"Code des transports - Legifrance (Articles L5000 et suivants - Activites maritimes)","url":"https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/texte_lc/LEGITEXT000023086525/","section":"Article L5542-1 (contrat d'engagement maritime - written form mandatory); Articles L5521-1 to L5535 (ENIM social security and pension); Articles L5611-1 to L5611-20 (Registre International Francais - RIF); Articles L5621-1 to L5624-6 (hypotheque maritime - ship mortgage)"}
  • {"title":"Direction generale des affaires maritimes, de la peche et de l'aquaculture (DGAMPA) - Reglementations maritimes","url":"https://www.mer.gouv.fr/","section":"STCW brevet issuance and endorsement; vessel registration (Acte de francisation); flag state inspection powers; MLC Maritime Labour Certificate (CML) issuance; DMLC Part I; safety certificate issuance (Load Line, Safety Equipment, Radio)"}

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