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Article 670 of the French Civil Code

Trees in the dividing hedge are joint like the hedge. Trees planted on the dividing line between two hereditaments are also deemed to be joint. When they die or are cut down or uprooted, these trees are shared equally. The fruit is collected at joint expense and shared equally by half, whether it falls naturally, or whether its fall has been provoked, or whether it has been picked.

Each owner has the right to demand that the joint trees be uprooted.

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Article 670

Les arbres qui se trouvent dans la haie mitoyenne sont mitoyens comme la haie. Les arbres plantés sur la ligne séparative de deux héritages sont aussi réputés mitoyens. Lorsqu’ils meurent ou lorsqu’ils sont coupés ou arrachés, ces arbres sont partagés par moitié. Les fruits sont recueillis à frais communs et partagés aussi par moitié, soit qu’ils tombent naturellement, soit que la chute en ait été provoquée, soit qu’ils aient été cueillis.

Chaque propriétaire a le droit d’exiger que les arbres mitoyens soient arrachés.

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