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# Practical Guide
I have a situation related to: Planting distances
The art. 688 CC refers to CANTONAL LAW to establish the distances that trees and shrubs must observe in relation to the boundaries of neighboring properties. The distances vary considerably from one canton to another. Vaud (Law on rural and rural land — LRF, and Rural Code) provides as a rule 0.5 m…
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Applicable law articles
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders, and applying the preferred glossary terms (formal notice => formal notice, payment order => payment order, lease agreement => lease agreement). However, I notice that the text to be translated appears to be empty or contains only the placeholder CC 688. Please provide the Swiss legal text you would like me to translate. — Plantations — distance and height (cantonal law)
- I'm ready to translate the text. However, I don't see any text content to translate in your message - the only thing present is the placeholder `CC 687`. Please provide the text you'd like me to translate from French to English. I will: - Preserve every protected token (like `CC 687`) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear - Use your preferred glossary terms: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement Please share the text to be translated. — Branches and roots — right of cutting
- CC 679 — Actions of the Aggrieved Neighbor
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