Article L921-11 of the French Commercial code
The second paragraph of Article L. 145-18 reads as follows: “The same applies to property restoration operations involving restoration, conservation, modernisation or demolition work resulting in the transformation of the habitable conditions of a group of buildings requiring the evacuation of the premises. These operations may be decided upon and carried out in accordance with local regulations, either by the local public authorities with jurisdiction, or at the initiative of…