Title 2 — Ownership of movable property · Civil Code — Book 5

5:4 Article 5:4

He who takes possession of a movable thing that belongs to no one, acquires the ownership thereof.

5:5 Article 5:5

He who finds an unattended object and takes it into his possession, is obliged:

5:6 Article 5:6

The finder who has complied with the requirements imposed upon him in Article 5, paragraph 1, acquires ownership of the object one year after the…

5:7 Article 5:7

The finder may, by surrendering the object without delay to the occupant of the dwelling or the user or operator of the premises where the object was…

5:8 Article 5:8

If an object placed in the custody of the municipality is subject to rapid decay or deterioration, or if, due to disproportionately high costs or…

5:9 Article 5:9

If the property placed in the custody of the municipality consists of money, the municipality is only obliged to pay an equal amount to the person…

5:10 Article 5:10

Any person who claims the property from the municipality or from the finder who has complied with the requirements imposed upon him in Article 5…

5:11 Article 5:11

If a finder who has become the owner of an object placed in the custody of the municipality pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 1, has not reported to…

5:12 Article 5:12

By or pursuant to an Order in Council, it may be provided that:

5:13 Article 5:13

A treasure shall accrue in equal shares to the person who discovers it and to the owner of the immovable or movable property in which the treasure is…

5:14 Article 5:14

The ownership of a movable property that becomes a constituent part of another movable property, which is to be regarded as the principal property…

5:15 Article 5:15

If movable property belonging to different owners is united by commingling into a single object, the preceding article shall apply accordingly.

5:16 Article 5:16

If a person forms a new object from one or more movable objects, this object becomes the property of the owner of the original objects. If these…

5:17 Article 5:17

A person who, by virtue of their right of enjoyment in a good, is entitled to the fruits thereof, acquires ownership of the fruits upon their…

5:18 Article 5:18

The ownership of a movable good is lost when the owner abandons possession with the intent to divest themselves of the ownership.

5:19 Article 5:19

The owner of tame animals loses ownership thereof when, after having escaped from his control, they have become feral.