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Article 319
De l'Usufruit
Titre XIII:
De l'Usufruit, de l'Usage et de l'Habitation
(On Usufruct, Use, and Habitation)
Chapitre I:
De l'Usufruit
(On Usufruct)
L'usufruitier est tenu, pendant sa jouissance, de toutes les charges annuelles de l'héritage, telles que les contributions et autres qui, dans l'usage, sont censées charges de fruits.
Life lesson:
Annual taxes and charges fall on the usufructuary — they are the cost of enjoying the fruits. The owner's capital is not burdened by the usufructuary's harvest.
Notes:
Annual charges (contributions, taxes) borne by usufructuary during enjoyment — classified as charges upon fruits. Cf. Code Napoléon Art. 608.