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BOOK III: ASSETS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES, THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS AND GROUPINGS

Article L1311-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 3111-1 du code général de la propriété des personnes publiques, properties belonging to the public domain of local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings are inalienable and imprescriptible. However, properties falling within this domain may be transferred under the conditions set out in article L. 3112-1 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Property or exchanged under the conditions…

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Article L1311-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

A property belonging to a local authority may be the subject of an emphyteutic lease provided for in article L. 451-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime with a view to carrying out an operation of general interest falling within its remit or with a view to assigning a religious building open to the public to a religious association. This emphyteutic lease is known as an administrative emphyteutic…

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Article L1311-3 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Leases entered into pursuant to article L. 1311-2 satisfy the following specific conditions: 1° The rights resulting from the lease may only be transferred, with the approval of the local authority, to a person subrogated to the lessee in the rights and obligations arising from this lease and, where applicable, from non-detachable agreements concluded for the performance of the public service or the completion of the operation of general interest….

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Article L1311-5 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – Local authorities may issue authorisations for temporary occupation of their public property, constituting rights in rem, with a view to carrying out an operation of general interest falling within their remit. The holder of such a title has a right in rem in respect of the immovable works, constructions and installations that it builds in order to carry out this activity. This right in rem confers on its…

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Article L1311-6 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The real right conferred by the title, the works, constructions and installations of an immovable nature may not be assigned, or transferred in the context of inter vivos transfers or mergers, takeovers or demergers of companies, for the remaining period of validity of the title, including in the case of the realisation of the security relating to the said rights and property and in the cases provided for in the…

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Article L1311-6-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The right in rem over the title, works, constructions and installations may only be mortgaged to guarantee loans taken out by the holder of the authorisation with a view to financing the construction, modification or extension of works, constructions and installations of a real estate nature located on the occupied state-owned property. Unsecured creditors other than those whose claim has arisen from the execution of the works mentioned in the…

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Article L1311-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

At the end of the occupation title, the immovable works, constructions and installations existing on the occupied public property must be demolished, either by the holder of the authorisation or at his expense, unless their maintenance in this state has been expressly provided for in the occupation title or the competent authority waives all or part of their demolition. The immovable works, constructions and installations whose retention at the end…

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Article L1311-9 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Projects for property transactions referred to in article L. 1311-10 must be preceded, prior to any amicable agreement, by a request for an opinion from the competent State authority when they are pursued by local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments. The provisions of the first paragraph do not apply to local public establishments approved to carry out credit transactions and to land consolidation associations and their unions.

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