Reference decision: cc • No. 23-11.500 • 2025-06-05
This decision sheds important light on your property law rights. Here is what it changes for you.
The situation
As regards the detection and recording of offences provided for by the Environmental Code by the authorised officials and agents referred to in Article L. 172-5 of that Code, the liberty and custody judge, who may, in a preliminary investigation, decide that searches, visits to private premises and seizures shall be carried out without the consent of the person at whose premises they take place, may be seised for that purpose only by the public prosecutor under the conditions set out in Article 76, paragraph 4, of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
What the law says
This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.
Key points to remember
- Scrupulously comply with the statutory time limits for appeals
- Keep all your supporting documents (title deeds, contracts, correspondence)
- Plan ahead: preventive advice always costs less than litigation
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