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Showing 621630 of 18481 articles for Art. CE 5-5-2010 n° 301419

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 596

The usufructuary enjoys the increase that has occurred by alluvium to the object of which he has the usufruct.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of accession in relation to movable property

Article 565

The right of accession, when it has as its object two movable things belonging to two different masters, is entirely subordinate to the principles of natural equity. The following rules will serve as…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 586

…the usufructuary in proportion to the duration of his usufruct. This rule applies to farm lease prices as well as house rents and other civil fruits.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 588

…uct of a life annuity also gives the usufructuary, for the duration of his usufruct, the right to receive the arrears, without being required to make any restitution.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The right of accession in relation to immovable property

Article 562

If a watercourse, in forming a new branch, cuts across and embraces the field of a riparian owner, and makes an island of it, that owner retains ownership of his field, even though the island has form…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The right of accession in relation to immovable property

Article 564

…e Environment Code belong to their owner, provided they have not been lured there by fraud or artifice.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 595

…ransfer his right free of charge. Leases which the usufructuary alone has made for a period which exceeds nine years are, in the event of cessation of the usufruct, obligatory with regard to the bare…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of accession in relation to movable property

Article 573

…mixed may apply for their division. If the materials can no longer be separated without inconvenience, they acquire joint ownership in proportion to the quantity, quality and value of the materials b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 598

…e usufruct; and nevertheless, if it is a question of an operation which cannot be made without a concession, the usufructuary may not enjoy them until he has obtained the permission of the President o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The right of accession in relation to immovable property

Article 552

…wner may make above it all the plantations and constructions he deems appropriate, subject to the exceptions set out in the title "Of land easements or services".He may make below it all the construct…

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