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Article 589 of the French Civil Code

If the usufruct includes things which, without being consumed immediately, deteriorate little by little through use, such as linen, furnishings, the usufructuary has the right to use them for the purpose for which they were intended, and is only obliged to return them at the end of the usufruct in the condition in which they are, not deteriorated by his wilfulness or fault.

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Article 589

Si l’usufruit comprend des choses qui, sans se consommer de suite, se détériorent peu à peu par l’usage, comme du linge, des meubles meublants, l’usufruitier a le droit de s’en servir pour l’usage auquel elles sont destinées, et n’est obligé de les rendre à la fin de l’usufruit que dans l’état où elles se trouvent, non détériorées par son dol ou par sa faute.

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