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Article 1406 of the French Civil Code

Property acquired as an accessory to a proprietary property, as well as new securities and other increases attached to proprietary securities, form proprietary property, subject to recompense if applicable.

Also forming own property, by the effect of real subrogation, are debts and indemnities which replace own property, as well as property acquired in use or replacement, in accordance with articles 1434 and 1435.

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Article 1406

Forment des propres, sauf récompense s’il y a lieu, les biens acquis à titre d’accessoires d’un bien propre ainsi que les valeurs nouvelles et autres accroissements se rattachant à des valeurs mobilières propres.

Forment aussi des propres, par l’effet de la subrogation réelle, les créances et indemnités qui remplacent des propres, ainsi que les biens acquis en emploi ou remploi, conformément aux articles 1434 et 1435.

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