In order to have the boundaries of a protective zone for local businesses and crafts validly adopted, a mayor must submit a municipal council draft motion to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Trades and Crafts in the jurisdiction of which the commune is situated.­

Economic aid and public property: French and EU legal obligations to ensure free competition and transparency.

In contras­t with rights of pre-emption designed to protect local businesses, the exercising of pre-emption right for commercial building cannot be exercised by any commune.­

Designated development zones are areas which a dedicated public authority or body decides to develop.

The law on French agricultural orientation gives tax advantages to farmers who sell their business to young farmers.

A business manager may be required to acquire the premises in which he operates his business. The question of the method for holding professional real estate presents legal, economic and tax issues.

The purpose of delegating powers or jurisdiction is to modify the distribution of jurisdiction.­