FRANCE TRAVEL GUIDES

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has censured France for failing to remove obstacles to its recognition of legitimate tourist guide qualifications gained in other European Union (EU) member states. Judges ordered France to bring its regulations in line with directives directive 89/48/EEC on the mutual recognition within the EU of professional diplomas and 92/51/EEC on professional training. The French government said that it was reforming its laws, but had not finalised a new regulation and informed the European Commission, which brought the ...


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