Where the approval of a warehouse as a general shop is the subject of a decree or ministerial order, a copy of this decree or ministerial order shall be notified by the prefect to the Fédération nationale des prestataires logistiques et des magasins généraux agréés par l’Etat and to the territorial chamber of commerce and industry in whose district the warehouse concerned is located. .
The bond imposed by the prefect’s order is set at 3.18 per square metre of shop floor and 1.06 euros per square metre of building site, with a minimum of 212 euros and a maximum of 2,120 euros, applicable to all establishments operating in the same commune.
The guarantee may be provided in full or in part in money, annuities, securities admitted to trading on a regulated market, or by a first mortgage on immovable property with a value double the sum guaranteed. It may also be provided in full by one of the credit institutions or finance companies authorised for this purpose or one of the institutions or establishments mentioned in article L. 518-1 of the…
The rights of the operator on whose behalf the establishment is sold and those of his creditors are settled in accordance with the provisions of Title IV of Book I relating to the sale and pledge of the business.
The standard regulation(s) provided for in Article L. 522-13 are drawn up and amended by the Fédération nationale des prestataires logistiques et des magasins généraux agrées par l’Etat and submitted to the Minister for Industry for approval. These regulations include the operator’s obligation to make the warehouse locations available for the presentation of goods available on a priority basis and without preference or favour to persons wishing to operate warehousing…
If the storage costs and disbursements relating to goods taken from the general warehouse have not been paid for a period set by the standard professional regulations according to the nature of the goods, the sale by public auction may, after summonsing the depositor, be ordered by the president of the commercial court by order on request, without prejudice to the measures made necessary by the condition of the goods….
The rates annexed to the establishment’s specific regulations include the cost of fire insurance, which is added to the cost of storage. The policies taken out by the operator must include a waiver by the insurance companies of any recourse against depositors.
General warehouses are subject to the general police measures concerning public places used for trade, without prejudice to the rights of the customs service when they are established in premises placed under the customs warehousing arrangements provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down certain provisions for its implementation,…
The prefect supervises the activity of general shops and checks that they are operating correctly. He has free access to establishments under his control and may carry out or have carried out all checks and investigations necessary for the accomplishment of his mission. Where the operator is a company, the prefect shall be notified of any changes in the chairmanship or management, within one month of the new chairman or…
Operators of general shops are required to send, in the first month of each year, to the general inspector of industry and commerce in whose district their establishments are located, a general report on their activity during the past year. Attached to this report is a statement indicating: 1° The maximum level reached by stocks of the main goods stored, according to a list which is fixed for the region…
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