The forestry assets held directly or indirectly by a forestry savings company are divided, if they are insured against fire, into at least two distinct management units in at least two natural regions or two départements, provided that the proportion of the forestry assets present in one of the natural regions or one of the départements does not exceed 60% of the total forestry assets.
If the forestry assets of a forestry savings company referred to in the first paragraph of this article are not insured against fire, or if such insurance covers only part of the forestry assets, the latter shall be divided into at least two separate management units in at least two non-contiguous départements, provided that the proportion of forestry assets present in one of the départements does not exceed 60% of the total forestry assets.
No more than 40% of the forestry assets of a Société d’Epargne Forestière may consist of interest shares in forestry groupings or companies whose sole purpose is to hold woodland and forests in which it has not acquired at least 50% of the interest shares.
A forest savings company has three years from its creation to comply with this article.