Hotel classification, country by country
Each country has its own legislation, its own authority and its own grid, published or not. ECOWAS is preparing a common grid. These pages explain the rules that apply and flag what still needs confirming.
The legislation of these four countries is published in French only. Our English pages are our own summaries and translations: the official French texts are the ones that count.
- Togo
Criteria : Not published
Legal basis and authority
- Legal basis
- Decree 89-137/PR of 23 August 1989
- Authority
- CNACET, the national tourism licensing and classification commission
- Côte d’Ivoire
Criteria : Standard sold by CODINORM: 175 criteria in 9 sections, 520 points
Legal basis and authority
- Legal basis
- Tourism Code (2014); NI 6500 standard mandatory since 2022
- Authority
- National Classification Commission; CODINORM, the national standards body
- Senegal
Criteria : Implementing orders not found online
Legal basis and authority
- Legal basis
- Decree 2005-145 of 2 March 2005
- Authority
- National Licensing and Classification Commission
- Benin
Criteria : Not published
Legal basis and authority
- Legal basis
- Decree 2023-494 of 26 September 2023
- Authority
- To be confirmed
- ECOWAS
Criteria : Standards for each accommodation type being validated
Legal basis and authority
- Legal basis
- Eight texts adopted by tourism ministers in Lomé on 7 April 2023
- Authority
- A national classification commission required in every member state
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