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Article 685 of the French Civil Code

The basis and mode of the easement of passage by reason of enclave shall be determined by thirty years of continuous use.

The action for compensation, in the case provided for in Article 682, is time-barred, and the passage may be continued, although the action for indemnity is no longer admissible.

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Article 685

L’assiette et le mode de servitude de passage pour cause d’enclave sont déterminés par trente ans d’usage continu.

L’action en indemnité, dans le cas prévu par l’article 682, est prescriptible, et le passage peut être continué, quoique l’action en indemnité ne soit plus recevable.

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