Title IV: Public health establishments

Public health establishments and health cooperation structures with public legal personality may not directly enter into leasing contracts, within the meaning of articles L. 313-7 to L. 313-10 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the purpose of which is the construction, modification or renovation of real estate assets meeting a need specified by the public authority and intended to be made available to it or to become its property….

The State may enter into the leasing contracts mentioned in Article L. 6148-7-1 on behalf of a public entity, provided that the transaction is sustainable in terms of its impact on public finances and on the financial situation of the public entity.

Decrees in the Conseil d’Etat shall lay down the procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter.