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Article L951-12 of the French Commercial code

The first paragraph of article L. 145-34 is worded as follows:

“Unless there is a significant change in the items mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 145-33, the rate of change in the rent applicable when the lease to be renewed takes effect, if its term does not exceed nine years, may not exceed the change in a quarterly local index measuring the cost of construction that has occurred since the rent for the expired lease was initially set. This index is calculated under conditions determined by order of the State representative. In the absence of a contractual clause fixing the reference quarter for this index, it is appropriate to take into account a variation in the quarterly local index measuring the cost of construction fixed for this purpose by the aforementioned order. “

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Article L951-12

Le premier alinéa de l’article L. 145-34 est ainsi rédigé :

” A moins d’une modification notable des éléments mentionnés aux 1° à 4° de l’article L. 145-33, le taux de variation du loyer applicable lors de la prise d’effet du bail à renouveler, si sa durée n’est pas supérieure à neuf ans, ne peut excéder la variation d’un indice local trimestriel mesurant le coût de la construction intervenue depuis la fixation initiale du loyer du bail expiré. Cet indice est calculé dans des conditions déterminées par arrêté du représentant de l’Etat. A défaut de clause contractuelle fixant le trimestre de référence de cet indice, il y a lieu de prendre en compte une variation de l’indice local trimestriel mesurant le coût de la construction fixé à cet effet par l’arrêté précité. “

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