lieux mis à disposition

18:32 May 2, 2018 

in general terms, would be construed as a licence to occupy in English law

18:25 May 2, 2018 

@phil yes that tightens things up and makes sense. A public body "makes available" public areas that may need to be used by private enterprise (meaning no private company could have exclusivity over those areas but merely a right of use i.e. mis à disposition, which infers a right of use. A contract would be too onerous since it would confer different rights on the private organisation would prejudice the rest of the public (usager).

16:37 May 2, 2018 

Yes, AllegroTrans has put it well: suggesting that the repeated use of this phrase may not be unrelated to the fact that this is, precisely, not a "bail" or "contrat de location". But falls into a curious administrative category because it concerns permitted commercial use of the domaine public.

16:20 May 2, 2018 

The contract may be a licence, which is not the same as a lease. I have translated docs where a 'mise à disposition' meant precisely that

15:55 May 2, 2018 

Surely it's a lease. They're not providing all these services for free. And you say it's not a lease, but a contract - a lease is a contract.

14:16 May 2, 2018 

Thanks to both. Phil: it's a port: use of quaysides, banks, that kind of thing.
Mauriceh: yes, you're right, this is not a lease specifically, but an agreement or contract. And your second paragraph makes sense.

In fact to my mind there's a difference between "locaux" (premises) and "lieux" (which can also include outside space, it seems to me). So maybe, arguably, it should be "areas made available" (although some constructions within indoor areas do seem to be involved).

13:36 May 2, 2018 

What is the nature of this agreement? Is it a lease, as it refers to a private company making use of public infrastructure. Would that be a lease? The word "convention is used" which is not to my mind a lease per se. It is in my view a "contract": https://www.editions-tissot.fr/droit-travail/dictionnaire-dr... It's referring to "lieux mis à disposition" which is likely to refer to some more than just a property but in this case an area which is in the public space (say a terrace for a café). If this were the case there would be definitions of use in terms of keeping the area clean, seating capacity etc.

I think the "premises made available" would be acceptable. If you use the term "leased premises" you are changing the nature of this agreement. I think it is more important to use a term that may not sound natural in English and have that questionned, than use an English term that sounds natural but may change the integrity of the document.

12:49 May 2, 2018 

What do you mean by "public domain infrastructure"?

12:31 May 2, 2018 

"leased premises" is the only natural-sounding possibility.