Article 714 of the French Civil Code
November 8, 2023
There are things which belong to no one and whose use is common to all. Police laws regulate the manner of their enjoyment.
There are things which belong to no one and whose use is common to all. Police laws regulate the manner of their enjoyment.
The ability to hunt or fish is also regulated by specific laws.
The ownership of a treasure belongs to the person who finds it in his own land; if the treasure is found in the land of another, it belongs half to the person who discovered it, and half to the owner of the land. Treasure is any hidden or buried thing over which no one can justify his ownership, and which is discovered by the pure effect of chance.
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.
Inheritances are opened by death, at the last domicile of the deceased.
Inheritances devolve in accordance with the law when the deceased has not disposed of his property by gifts. They may devolve by gifts from the deceased to the extent compatible with the hereditary reserve. .
Agreements the purpose of which is to create rights or waive rights to all or part of an estate that has not yet been opened or property dependent thereon are effective only in cases where they are authorised by law.
The heirs designated by law are seized by operation of law of the property, rights and actions of the deceased. The legatees and universal donees are seized under the conditions laid down in Title II of this book. Failing them, the estate is acquired by the State, which must be sent into possession.
The provisions of this Title, in particular those concerning the option, indivision and partition, apply as appropriate to universal legatees and donees or to universal titlees, where they are not derogated from by a specific rule.
To succeed, a person must exist at the time the succession is opened or, having already been conceived, be born viable. A person whose absence is presumed under article 112.
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