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Article 717 of the French Civil Code

The rights over effects thrown into the sea, over objects which the sea rejects, of whatever nature they may be, over plants and grasses which grow on the shores of the sea, are also regulated by particular laws.

The same applies to lost things whose master does not represent himself.

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Article 717

Les droits sur les effets jetés à la mer, sur les objets que la mer rejette, de quelque nature qu’ils puissent être, sur les plantes et herbages qui croissent sur les rivages de la mer, sont aussi réglés par des lois particulières.

Il en est de même des choses perdues dont le maître ne se représente pas.

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