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Article 616 of the French Civil Code

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 the hides, or their estimated value at the date of restitution.

If the herd does not perish entirely, the usufructuary is liable to replace, up to the amount of the growth, the heads of the animals that have perished.

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Article 616

Si le troupeau sur lequel un usufruit a été établi périt entièrement par accident ou par maladie et sans la faute de l’usufruitier, celui-ci n’est tenu envers le propriétaire que de lui rendre compte des cuirs, ou de leur valeur estimée à la date de la restitution.

Si le troupeau ne périt pas entièrement, l’usufruitier est tenu de remplacer, jusqu’à concurrence du croît, les têtes des animaux qui ont péri.

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