The declaration of activity is mandatory if the professional practices at least one of the activities concerned as principal (which generates the most turnover) or accessory.

What are the prerequisites for the declaration of activity?

The trainer or training organization must be registered as a company on the National Register of companies (RNE).

This process is carried out with the Window of company formalities.

The company must be in possession of a Siren number.

The training organization or trainer must also have at least one convention or a contract training agreement signed by the two parties: the provider (the training organization) and the subscriber of a training agreement (the one receiving the training).

Window of company formalities

What is the procedure for making the declaration?

The declaration of activity must be made in the 3 months which follow the signature of a convention or a training contract signed by the two parties, i.e. the one who gives the training (the provider) and the one who receives it (the client).

The declaration of activity can be made online or by sending a paper form by post.

What are the supporting documents to be provided with the declaration of activity?

The declaration must be accompanied by the following documents:

• Copy of the proof of allocation of the unique identification number (Siren), it can also be proof of registration of the company in the National Register of companies (RNE)
• Bulletin n°3 of the criminal record, the director for legal persons or the declarant for natural persons
• Copy of any of the following:
  
  • First vocational training agreement (signed by the two parties)
  • First vocational training contract (signed by the two parties)
  • Apprenticeship contract where the company has a company Apprenticeship Training Center (CFA)
• If the organization is a legal person (business) and provides apprenticeship training: copy of the statutes of the business (except for CFA)
• If this information does not appear in the training contract or agreement transmitted: information on the content of the actions, their organization and the technical and pedagogical means mobilized
• List of persons involved in the performance of the training action, indicating their qualifications, the relevance of those qualifications to the performance performed and the contractual link between them and the organization.
• Copy of the national identity card the declarant's validity for natural persons or the officer's validity for legal persons or the production of a digital proof of identity certified by the State (Obtain your certified digital identity | France Identité).

How do I make a change to the declaration?

All change the initial declaration (name of the body, address, status, identity of the person responsible, etc.) or any cessation of activity must be declared in the 30 days.

Changes must be made online via the same service as the initial declaration.

My training activity (MAF)

What happens once the declaration is registered?

The registrant receives a registration number or activity declaration number (NDA), which will have to be reported on agreements, or invoices, quotes and contracts.

It shall be stated in the following form: Declaration of activity registered under number xxx with the regional prefect of... »

All declared training organizations and independent trainers are listed in the public list of training organizations.

This list, which can be consulted online free of charge, contains information on the organization's name, its staff, the description of the training provided and the number of employees and persons trained.

Registration of the declaration of activity may be refused in the following cases:

• The services provided or carried out do not correspond to vocational training measures.
• One of the provisions concerning the performance of training activities (requirement of a program, delivery of a certificate of completion of training, particulars to be included in training agreements and training contracts, etc.) is not complied with.
• One of the supporting documents is missing.
• The reporting company or provider has been convicted of crimes or misdemeanors that are inconsistent with the performance of the duties of directing, teaching or administering a training organization. These include, for example, a conviction for breach of honor and morals, a temporary ban or a criminal sanction in connection with the vocational training activity.

The prefect must motivate the reasons for the refusal of registration and indicate the pleas in law.

This notification of refusal shall take place in the 2 months which follow receipt of the dossier.

Each training organization (FO) shall establish every year an educational and financial report (GMP) tracing its activity from the previous year.

The transmission of this balance sheet is mandatory so that the declaration of activity rest valid.

If the GMP is missed or not transmitted, or if the GMP does not provide evidence of training completed, the organization must re-report the activity.

The drafting of the GMP and its submission are done exclusively on the internet on the portal “My training activity”.

The registrant must use a EFP Connect account to then access the process.

Declaration and filing of the educational and financial balance sheet (GMP)

The ministry advises touse the package leaflet the old Cerfa paper form to prepare for completing the GMP.