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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 67

The civil registrar will, without delay, make a summary entry of the oppositions in the marriage register; he will also make a note, in the margin of the entry of the said oppositions, of the judgment…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 616

If the herd over which a usufruct has been established perishes entirely by accident or disease and through no fault of the usufructuary, the usufructuary is liable to the owner only for an account of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 606

The major repairs are those to the large walls and vaults, the restoration of the beams and entire roofs. That of the dykes and retaining and enclosing walls also in their entirety. All other repairs…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 613

The usufructuary is only liable for the costs of any legal proceedings concerning the usufructuary's enjoyment and any other judgments to which such proceedings may give rise.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 609

With regard to the charges which may be imposed on the property during the usufruct, the usufructuary and the owner contribute to them as follows: The owner is obliged to pay them, and the usufructuar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: How usufruct ends

Article 618

The usufruct may also cease through the abuse that the usufructuary makes of his enjoyment, either by committing damage to the land, or by allowing it to decay for lack of maintenance. The creditors o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 603

In the absence of a surety from the usufructuary, the owner may require that the furniture which withers through use be sold, for the price of it to be placed like that of commodities; and then the us…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Use and habitation

Article 627

The user, and he who has a right of habitation, must enjoy reasonable.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 608

The usufructuary is liable, during his enjoyment, for all the annual charges of the inheritance, such as contributions and others which in usage are deemed to be charges of the fruits.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 612

The usufructuary, or universal, or by universal title, must contribute with the owner to the payment of debts as follows: The value of the land subject to usufruct is estimated; the contribution to de…

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