French Commercial code
In forceI.-The provisions of this chapter also apply:
1° To leases of premises or buildings housing educational establishments;
2° To leases granted to municipalities for buildings or premises assigned, either at the time of the lease or subsequently and with the express or tacit consent of the owner, to services operated on a self-governing basis ;
3° To leases of buildings or main or ancillary premises, necessary for the pursuit of the activity of public companies and public establishments of an industrial or commercial nature, within the limits defined by the laws and regulations governing them and on condition that these leases do not involve any right of way on the public domain;
4° Subject to the provisions of l'article L. 145-26 to leases of premises or buildings belonging to the State, local authorities and public establishments, where these premises or buildings comply with the provisions of article L. 145-1 or in 1° and 2° above;
5° To leases of buildings housing either cooperative societies having a commercial form or a commercial purpose, or cooperative credit societies, or savings and provident societies;
6° To leases of premises granted to artists admitted to contribute to the social security fund of the Maison des Artistes and recognised as authors of graphic and plastic works, as defined by the article 98 A de l'annexe III du code général des impôts;
7° By way of derogation from article 57 A of law n° 86-1290 of 23 December 1986 tending to encourage rental investment, home ownership of social housing and the development of the land supply, to leases of premises allocated for exclusively professional use if the parties have conventionally adopted this system.
II.-However, the provisions of this chapter do not apply to precarious occupation authorisations granted by the administration on property acquired by it following a declaration of public interest.
III.-In the event of the exercise of the right of pre-emption over a commercial lease, a craft business or a business pursuant to the first paragraph of article L. 214-2 of the Town Planning Code, the lease of the premises or building remains subject to this chapter.
The failure to operate may not be invoked by the lessor to terminate the commercial lease within the period provided for in the same article L. 214-2 for its handover to a new operator.
