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Article 553 of the French Civil Code

All constructions, plantations and works on land or in the interior are presumed to have been made by the owner at his own expense and to belong to him, unless the contrary is proved; without prejudice to the ownership which a third party may have acquired or may acquire by prescription either of an underground passage under the building of another, or of any other part of the building.

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Article 553

Toutes constructions, plantations et ouvrages sur un terrain ou dans l’intérieur sont présumés faits par le propriétaire à ses frais et lui appartenir, si le contraire n’est prouvé ; sans préjudice de la propriété qu’un tiers pourrait avoir acquise ou pourrait acquérir par prescription soit d’un souterrain sous le bâtiment d’autrui, soit de toute autre partie du bâtiment.

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