French Commercial code
In forceBy derogation from articles 1736 and 1737 of the Civil Code, leases of premises subject to this chapter only cease by the effect of a notice given six months in advance or a request for renewal.
In the absence of notice or a request for renewal, a lease made in writing is tacitly extended beyond the term fixed by the contract. During the tacit extension, notice must be given at least six months in advance and by the last day of the calendar quarter.
A lease whose term is subject to an event whose occurrence entitles the lessor to request termination only ceases, beyond the nine-year term, by the effect of a notice given six months in advance and for the last day of the calendar quarter. This notification must mention the occurrence of the event provided for in the contract.
In the case of a lease comprising several periods, if the lessor terminates the lease at the end of the first nine years or at the expiry of one of the subsequent periods, the notice must be given within the time limits set out in the first paragraph above.
The notice must be given by extrajudicial act. It must, on pain of nullity, specify the grounds on which it is given and state that the tenant who intends either to contest the notice or to request payment of eviction compensation must apply to the court before the expiry of a period of two years from the date for which the notice was given.
