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Article L145-6 of the French Commercial code

The lessor of premises used for commercial, industrial or craft purposes may, during the original lease or a renewed lease, take over the premises in whole or in part in order to carry out work requiring the evacuation of the premises included in a sector or perimeter provided for in the articles L. 313-4 and L. 313-4-2 of the French Town Planning Code and authorised or prescribed under the conditions provided for in the said articles, if it offers to transfer the lease to equivalent premises in the same building or in another building. This offer must specify the characteristics of the premises offered, which must enable the tenant to continue to carry on his previous business. The offer must be notified one year in advance.

The tenant must, within a period of two months, either make known his acceptance or refer the reasons for his refusal to the competent court, failing which he is deemed to have accepted the offer.

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Article L145-6

Le bailleur d’un local à usage commercial, industriel ou artisanal peut, au cours du bail originaire ou d’un bail renouvelé, reprendre les lieux en tout ou partie pour exécuter des travaux nécessitant l’évacuation des lieux compris dans un secteur ou périmètre prévu aux articles L. 313-4 et L. 313-4-2 du code de l’urbanisme et autorisés ou prescrits dans les conditions prévues auxdits articles, s’il offre de reporter le bail sur un local équivalent dans le même immeuble ou dans un autre immeuble. Cette offre précise les caractéristiques du local offert, lequel doit permettre la continuation de l’exercice de l’activité antérieure du locataire. L’offre doit être notifiée un an à l’avance.

Le locataire doit, dans un délai de deux mois, soit faire connaître son acceptation, soit saisir des motifs de son refus la juridiction compétente, faute de quoi il est réputé avoir accepté l’offre.

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