By Raphaël MORENON
25 March 2025
Selling crops or timber at auction involves a specific procedure. The repeal of the law of 5 June 1851 changed this legal framework. What rules apply today? Introduction: legal classification of harvests and cuttings Public sales of harvests concern the products of the land and cuttings of wood. The Civil Code considers that crops hanging by their roots and the fruit of trees that have not been harvested are immovable property (article 520 of the Civil Code). This classification changes when the grain is cut or the fruit detached - it then becomes movable. There are significant legal differences between coppiced, mature and mature woodland: coppiced woodland is cut down to the stump at regular intervals mature trees have been cut three times before mature trees mature trees are generally at least 120 years old This distinction determines the...
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