1. A person may, without the authorization of the commission, alienate a lot or a part of a lot where(1) the alienation is made in favour of a producer who owns the lot or a part of a lot contiguous to the lot or part of lot alienated;
(2) the seller remains the owner of one or several lots or parts of lots of a contiguous residual area of at least 40 ha;
(3) the alienation makes the buyer owner of one or several lots or parts of a lot of an area contiguous to the residual area of which the seller remained the owner of at least 40 ha;
(4) the alienation does not reduce the area of a sugar bush.