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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 614

The admissibility of a cross-appeal, even if provoked, obeys the rules governing the admissibility of a cross-appeal, subject to the provisions of article 1010.

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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 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 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 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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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 615

If the usufruct is established only over an animal which comes to perish through no fault of the usufructuary, the latter is not obliged to return another, nor to pay the estimate.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 610

A legacy made by a testator, of a life annuity or alimony, must be paid by the universal legatee of the usufruct in its entirety, and by the universal legatee of the usufruct in proportion to his enjo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: How usufruct ends

Article 617

Usufruct is extinguished:By the death of the usufructuary;By the expiry of the time for which it was granted;By the consolidation or reunion on the same head, of the two qualities of usufructuary and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: How usufruct ends

Article 619

Usufruct, which is not granted to individuals, lasts for only thirty years.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 611

The usufructuary by particular title is not liable for the debts on which the land is mortgaged: if he is forced to pay them, he has his recourse against the owner, except as provided in Article 1020,…

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