Where the commercial development falls under article L. 752-1-1, the project owner must publish a notice of the opening to the public in two regional or local newspapers circulated in the département, at least one month before the planned opening date. The project promoter is defined as the owner of the land or building or, where applicable, any person authorised by the owner to build or commercially operate the facility.
The commercial facility is described, with the exact address where it is to be located. Article L. 752-1-1 of the French Commercial Code and the applicable territorial revitalisation operation agreement, defined in article L. 303-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code.
The project developer must provide the Prefect with a copy of these two publications prior to opening to the public.
If the facility comprises several shops, the time limits for publication and communication of the notice(s) of opening to the public are assessed on a shop-by-shop basis.