Section 2: Specific provisions for public transport companies and commercial vehicle hire companies.

The special conditions of application to public transport and industrial vehicle rental companies of articles L. 144-1 et seq relating to management leases for businesses and craft businesses are determined by this section.

When the entry into force of the management lease contract is subject to an administrative decision by virtue of legislative and regulatory texts relating to the coordination of transport, the two-week period, set by article R. 144-1, runs from the date of notification by the prefect of this decision. This notification is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt; it also sets in motion the time limits imposed on…

The owner of a transport or industrial vehicle leasing business who leases out part of his business is required to mention the partial lease when registering it in the Trade and Companies Register, without being obliged to specify the leased items. This mention remains valid in the event of a change in the leased items. It is subject to an amending entry if the interested party takes over the operation…

Transactions for the purpose of adapting the lessee’s rights to the useful load of his fleet of vehicles where the total transport capacity thus obtained by the lessee is less than the useful load of his fleet of vehicles shall not be considered as a lease of goodwill, within the meaning of article L. 144-1, operations whose purpose is to adapt the lessee’s rights to the useful load of his…