A Article L. 642-1, the obligation on the court to take account of the priorities of the regional master plan for agricultural holdings mentioned in Article L. 312-1 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime means the following requirements:
“Observe the order of priorities established between the installation of young farmers and the enlargement of farms, taking into account the economic and social interest of maintaining the autonomy of the farm that is the subject of the application ;
Taking into account, in the case of the enlargement or amalgamation of holdings, the possibilities of setting up on a viable holding, the location of the land concerned in relation to the headquarters of the holding(s) of the applicant(s), the surface area of the property forming the subject of the application and the surface areas already farmed by the applicant(s), as well as by the existing lessee;
Taking into consideration the personal situation of the applicant(s): age, family and professional situation and, where applicable, that of the incumbent lessee, as well as the number and nature of the salaried jobs involved;
Take into account the parcel structure of the farms concerned, either in relation to the head office of the farm, or to prevent transfers of ownership from calling into question developments obtained with the help of public funds. “