State territorial reserves under Article 122

Art. 122 of the Constitution reserves to the state the ownership of four strips: 3 km along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts measured from the high-tide line, 200 m around lake shores, 100 m on each side of the banks of navigable rivers and 50 m around the springs and water sources that supply towns. Within them a private party cannot be the owner; only a lease from the state through OCRET is possible. Excepted are properties located in urban zones and rights recorded at the Registry before 1 March 1956; to acquire properties covered by those exceptions foreigners need authorization from the Executive, and where properties have been declared national monuments or lie within monumental complexes the state holds a preferential right over any transfer. The wording was checked against Justia in the 2026-08-22 audit; a literal check against the official PDF of the Constitution is still pending, as are the requirements for and the frequency of that Executive authorization.

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