French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings
Article 518
Land and buildings are immovable by their nature.
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Land and buildings are immovable by their nature.
The investigating judge may only inform the public after being seized by an indictment from the public prosecutor or by a complaint with civil party status, under the conditions set out in the article…
1. Gates, offices, posts or fences intended for the guarding and surveillance of the frontiers may be established on the land that is necessary on condition that the State pays the value of this land…
…conditions provided for in article 472, he shall bring his claim directly before the Court of Appeal.
If the judgment is set aside because the court considers that the act constitutes only a contravention, it will impose the penalty and rule, if appropriate, on the civil action.
The rules enacted for the criminal court are applicable before the court of appeal, including the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of article 464, subject to the following provisions.
…resident and the public prosecutor taken after consulting the general assembly of the court of appeal. If necessary, this decision may be modified under the same conditions during the year. If it is i…
The appeal is heard at the hearing on the oral report of an adviser; the accused is questioned. Witnesses called by the accused are heard in accordance with the rules set out in articles 435 to 457. T…
If the judgment is set aside because the court considers that the fact is of such a nature as to entail a criminal penalty, the court of appeal shall declare itself incompetent. It shall refer the Pub…
The court may, on the appeal of the public prosecutor, either confirm the judgment or reverse it in whole or in part in a manner favourable or unfavourable to the accused.The court may not, on the sol…
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