General conditions
Applied from 1st of January 2006 to 31 of December 200629 août 2008

Enrolment / Registration
To enrol, the completed registration form must be returned accompanied by the deposit or the total fees in case you enrol for less than 4 weeks (course fees and accommodation costs). You may also return the registration form by fax or e-mail (as attached document) in order to get a priority treatment of your registration, but the reservation will not be guaranteed as long as we have not received the payment or requested deposit. For payment by bank transfer please enclose copy of payment form.

You can also enrol “on line” on our secure web site : http://www.accord-langues.com

To enrol you must be 18 years old. Younger students need to include a parents authorisation, details of persons to contact in case of emergency, authorised time for evening outings, authorisation for medical treatment and/or operation if needed and the insurance papers proving an insurance cover arranged by the parents for the length of the stay (see insurance).

Administration costs for the arrangement and reservation of your accommodation
These costs are of 80 euro and must be paid with the enrolment. Should you cancel your stage these costs are non refundable. You must pay 80 euro administrative costs should you desire to change your accommodation during your stay. Should you arrange your accommodation independently from ACCORD and on arrival in France or during your stay you desire to benefit from the ACCORD reservation service to change your accommodation, you will have to pay 100 euro administrative fees.

Confirmation of your registration
You will get by post (and e-mail or fax if you request so on your registration form) confirmation of your enrolment together with the invoice detailing the payment received and the amount due after your arrival if that is the case.

Visa
Should you come from outside the European Community and desire to stay in France for more the 3 months, you may need a visa “long séjour” (or “visa d’études longues durées”). In this case you will be required to supply the pre-enrolment certificate which we will send you on reception of the enrolment form and payment of the deposit.

Cancellation
Should your visa be refused, and on presentation of the original document from the French Embassy proving this, ACCORD will refund you in full less 200 euro administrative fees and 80 euro for bank transfer costs. Refunds are done only by Bank transfer. No refund if you don’t provide an original document by the French Embassy. Copies and photocopies are refused and not considered as original documents.

Should you be unable to attend for medical or professional reasons (a medical or professional certificate must be sent to us by express mail) your stay will be postponed within a period of 12 months after the reception of the certificate. Refund possible under mentioned sales conditions.

For all other cases :
Should you cancel your stay more than one month in advance, ACCORD will refund you 70% of the fees paid, less 250 euro administrative fees and 80 euro for Bank transfer. Refunds are done only by Bank transfer.

Should you cancel three or four weeks before your starting date (Monday for the course, Sunday if you asked for an accommodation), ACCORD will refund you 60% of the fees paid, less 250 euro administrative fees and 80 euro for Bank transfer. Refunds are done only by Bank transfer.

Should you cancel one or two weeks before your starting date (Monday for the course, Sunday if you asked for an accommodation), ACCORD will refund you 40% of the fees paid, less 250 euro administrative fees and 80 euro for Bank transfer. Refunds are done only by Bank transfer.

No refund after the first date of your stay (Monday for a registration for a course only – Sunday for a registration including an accommodation booked by ACCORD).

Should the school be obliged to cancel your course you will be refund in full. No Bank or administrative fees will be charged to you.

Late course arrival
Students arriving to the course more than 15 minutes past the time of course begin must wait for the break to enter the classroom.

Absence and course interrruption
Registering for a course means that you are committing yourself to attend it regularly. You cannot claim any refund if you miss classes or if you decide to drop your course (this excludes absence for proven medical cause on presentation of medical certificate).
You cannot claim any refund if you decide to stop your course and/or your stay in France.

Behaviour
Should a student show an abnormal behaviour or bad intentions ACCORD reserves the right to exclude him from the school at any time.

Claims
Claims must be addressed to the Direction of the school that will decide on course refund and recuperation matters. All claims concerning

ACCORD and FORUM ACCORD services must be made by registered letter to FORUM ACCORD, 14 bd Poissonnière, 75009 Paris, France,

on the week following the end of the course. Legal claims will be treated by the “Tribunaux de Paris”.

Insurance
ACCORD declines all responsibility for thefts, damages or losses. Both parties agree that ACCORD will not be disturbed for those matters. Before arriving in France you must verify your personal insurance. All students younger than 18 years of age must joint a copy of their insurance policy to their enrolment form. To those in need of getting insured ACCORD recommends an insurance company specialising on language courses abroad : AVI International – Paris, Tel : 33 1 44 63 51 04, Fax : 33 1 40 82 90 35, e-mail : avi-international@wanadoo.fr Please contact them explaining that you are following a course at ACCORD Paris.

Use of photographic material
ACCORD may take photographs of students in order to illustrate its brochure. Should the participant disagree he/she or his/her parents must precise this refuse in writing on the registration form.

Language courses are not held and not refunded on national and local French holidays :
Language courses are not held and not refunded on national and local French holidays :April 17th, May 1st, May 8th, May 25th,June 5th, July 14th, August15th, November 1st 2006. The school will be closed from Saturday December 23th 2006 to Sunday January 7th 2007 included. School opens Monday 8th January 2007.

Prices
Shown prices and sales conditions are applied from 1st January to 31st December 2006.

Payement
To enrol, the completed registration form must be returned accompanied by the deposit or the total fees in case you enrol for less than 4 weeks (course fees and accommodation costs).
You will get by post an invoice detailing the payment received and the amount due after your arrival if that is the case.
For payment by bank transfer please enclose copy of payment form.
Started courses are due and must be paid in full on the first day of term at the latest.

Methods of payment
Your payment must be made in euro. You may pay by:
Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, Eurocard, or American Express) ·
Cheque or euro-cheque to FORUM ACCORD ·
Bank transfer : Please add 80 euro to cover bank charges.

DETAILS OF OUR BANKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Please note : no matter your payment method do not forget to mention the name of the person attending the course and the course dates as well as the school’s invoice number