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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-9

…sion, notice must be given at least six months in advance and by the last day of the calendar quarter. A lease whose term is subject to an event whose occurrence entitles the lessor to request termina…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-26

The renewal of leases concerning buildings owned by the State, local authorities and public establishments may not be refused without the owning authority being required to pay the eviction compensati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-54

The added value conferred on the business by the conversion provided for in article L. 145-48, where the building in which the business is run is to be demolished or restored, or where the business is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-27

If it is established against the lessor that he has exercised the rights granted to him under articles L. 145-17 et seq that with a view to fraudulently defeating the tenant's rights, in particular th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-25

An owner or principal tenant who, at the same time as being the lessor of the premises, is the vendor of the business operated there and who has received the full price may refuse renewal only on cond…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-44

…pensation on expiry of a period of three months from the date on which notice is served on the lessor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-23-1

…tself constituting a significant change in the elements of the rental value mentioned in article L. 145-33.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

I.-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, eithe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2 : The departmental conciliation committee for leases of commercial, industrial or craft buildings or premises.

Article D145-12

The departmental conciliation commission provided for by article L. 145-35 is made up of lessors and lessees, on the one hand, and qualified persons, on the other. It comprises one or more sections, e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-19

To benefit from the priority right provided for in article L. 145-17, the tenant must, on vacating the premises or, at the latest within three months thereafter, notify the landlord of his wish to use…

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