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Article 855 of the French Civil Code

Property which has perished by chance and through no fault of the donee is not subject to report.

However, if such property has been reconstituted by means of compensation received for its loss, the donee must report it in the proportion in which the compensation was used for its reconstitution.

If the compensation was not used for this purpose, it is itself subject to report.

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Article 855

Le bien qui a péri par cas fortuit et sans la faute du donataire n’est pas sujet à rapport.

Toutefois, si ce bien a été reconstitué au moyen d’une indemnité perçue en raison de sa perte, le donataire doit le rapporter dans la proportion où l’indemnité a servi à sa reconstitution.

Si l’indemnité n’a pas été utilisée à cette fin, elle est elle-même sujette à rapport.

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