Exchanges, disposals or the creation of rights in rem relating to the forest assets of forest savings companies are subject to authorisation by the ordinary general meeting of shareholders.
However, the following transactions, provided that they concern an area of less than 1% of the woods and forests held by the forest savings company, up to a limit of 10 hectares, are subject to simple notification to the general meeting of shareholders:
1° Normal management operations to improve forest parcels belonging to the forest savings company or the structure of the property by eliminating enclaves or modifying boundaries;
2° Transfers of use or ownership with a view to the construction of facilities, developments or buildings in the public interest;
3° Operations declared to be in the public interest, as well as exchanges or disposals carried out as part of one of the land development methods defined in article L. 121-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.
Transfers accompanied by a commitment to sustainable management and, where applicable, the taking of a legal mortgage in favour of the Treasury pursuant to articles 199 decies H and 793 of the General Tax Code, as well as transfers accompanied by commitments made as part of operations benefiting from public aid, are also subject to simple information.