Do I need qualifications to make and sell English cakes on the French markets?
I am hoping to sell English cakes on the French markets. My French friend phoned the Chambre de Metiers to find out what I’d need to do and as long as they are dry cakes, e.g. no cream, etc. I simply have to adhere to certain rules regarding covering them and protecting them from the public. However, when I clicked on the different statuses on the auto-entrepreneur form when trying to register, the artiste liberalle had some information saying that if you are preparing fresh bakery you need a qualification or 3 years’ commercial experience, which I don’t have.
Does this apply to the kind of cakes I would be making, e.g. with no fresh cream / cheese, or is this relating to the pattiserie style cream cakes rather than the dry English cakes? The Chambre De Metiers did specifically ask about this, so I’m hoping that I don’t need special qualifications, but I obviously need to know before I register a business I’m not allowed to run.