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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: How easements are established

Article 692

The destination of the father of the family is equivalent to title in respect of continuous and apparent easements.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: How easements are established

Article 694

…ement relating to the easement, it continues to exist actively or passively in favour of or on the land disposed of..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: How easements are established

Article 696

When one establishes an easement, one is supposed to grant all that is necessary to use it. Thus the easement to draw water from another's fountain necessarily carries with it the right of way.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: How easements are established

Article 690

Continuous and apparent easements are acquired by title, or by possession for thirty years.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

I.-The provisions of Chapter II of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General formalities for removal

Article 614

It is forbidden for anyone to allow objects, products or goods subject to duties or regulations to be removed from their home without completing the regulatory formalities.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The various types of easement that may be established over property

Article 689

…no external sign of their existence, such as, for example, a prohibition on building on a piece of land, or on building only to a specific height.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The various types of easement that may be established over property

Article 688

…is or can be continuous without needing the actual act of man: such are water pipes, sewers, views and the like of this kind. Discontinuous servitudes are those which need the actual act of man to be…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The various types of easement that may be established over property

Article 686

…established are imposed neither on the person, nor in favour of the person, but only on a piece of land and for a piece of land, and provided that such services are not otherwise contrary to public or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The various types of easement that may be established over property

Article 687

Easements are established either for the use of buildings, or for the use of land.Those of the first kind are called "urban", whether the buildings to which they are due are situated in the town or in…

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