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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 658

In all cases provided for in articles 655 and 656, the bailiff must notify the interested party of the service, on the same day or at the latest on the first working day, by simple letter containing t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 659

Where the person to whom the document is to be served has no known domicile, residence or place of work, the judicial officer shall draw up a report in which he shall give a precise account of the ste…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 656

If no one is able or willing to receive the copy of the document and if it is clear from the checks made by the bailiff, which will be mentioned in the document of service, that the addressee does ind…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 657

Where the document is not delivered personally, the bailiff shall state on the copy the conditions under which delivery was made. The copy of the document served must be placed in a sealed envelope be…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 662

If, in the cases provided for in Articles 659 and 660, it is not established that the addressee has actually been notified, the judge may prescribe any additional steps ex officio, except to order the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 519

Wind or water mills, attached to pillars and forming part of the building, are also immovable by their nature.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 524

Objects which the owner of land has placed there for the service and operation of that land are immovable by destination.Animals which the owner of land has placed there for the same purpose are subje…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 525

The owner is deemed to have attached movable effects to his land in perpetuity, when they are sealed to it in plaster or lime or cement, or, when they cannot be detached without being fractured or dam…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 523

Pipes used to conduct water into a house or other inheritance are immovable and form part of the land to which they are attached.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 522

Animals which the owner of the land delivers to the farmer or sharecropper for cultivation, whether valued or not, are subject to the regime of immovables as long as they remain attached to the land b…

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