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Article 524 of the French Civil Code

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 subject to the regime of immovables by destination.

Thus, are immovable by destination, when they have been placed by the owner for the service and operation of the business:

Arable utensils;

Seeds given to farmers or sharecroppers;

Honey beehives;

Presses, boilers, stills, vats and tons;

Utilities necessary for the operation of forges, paper mills and other factories;

Straw and fertiliser.

Also immovable by destination are all movable effects that the owner has attached to the land in perpetuity.

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Article 524

Les objets que le propriétaire d’un fonds y a placés pour le service et l’exploitation de ce fonds sont immeubles par destination.

Les animaux que le propriétaire d’un fonds y a placés aux mêmes fins sont soumis au régime des immeubles par destination.

Ainsi, sont immeubles par destination, quand ils ont été placés par le propriétaire pour le service et l’exploitation du fonds :

Les ustensiles aratoires ;

Les semences données aux fermiers ou métayers ;

Les ruches à miel ;

Les pressoirs, chaudières, alambics, cuves et tonnes ;

Les ustensiles nécessaires à l’exploitation des forges, papeteries et autres usines ;

Les pailles et engrais.

Sont aussi immeubles par destination tous effets mobiliers que le propriétaire a attachés au fonds à perpétuelle demeure.

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