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Division 242: French commercial yachts over 24 m

FR-CHARTER-M1 · The legal frame · FR-CHARTER-M1-A Which contract you are in, what makes a boat a NUC under the 2026 Division 241, and the Division 242 code for yachts over 24 m.

Above **24 m hull and under 3000 GT**, one French code covers private and commercial yachts alike. It is modelled on the British Large Yacht Code and deliberately says **nothing about crew**.

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