: Wolfgang Faber, Brigitta Lurger
: Wolfgang Faber
: France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal Volume 4: France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal (Jenaer Studien zum deutschen, europäischen und internationalen Wirtschaftsrecht)
: sellier.european law publishers
: 9783866539228
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< doctype html public '-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en'>< >This excellent series presents comparative study, analysis and evaluation of 28 European legal systems in the field of transfer of movables.

Major topics are

  • the notion of ownership,
  • the derivative acquisition of ownership (e.g. by a sales contract),
  • the good faith acquisition of ownership and other property rights,
  • the multiple sale of the same movable,
  • the protection of possession, positive (acquisitive) prescription, and
    • processing and consolidation.

Th work is based on comprehensive country reports (which are to be published) on the relevant legal rules in Europe and has the drafting and publication of text proposals of uniform European rules - with commentary and comparative notes - as its primary goal. It intends to influence the future development of European private law on the EU level.

This fourth volume of the series presents 'up-to-date' national reports of

  • France
  • elgium
  • Bulgaria
    • < I>Poland
  • Portugal
Preface6
List of Contributors8
Contents10
National Report on the Transfer of Movables in France12
Table of Contents14
Preliminary remarks20
Part I: Basic information on property law22
1. Notion of ownership and different property rights in French law22
2. Possession61
3. Nature of the various rights to hold or to acquire a movable78
4. Rules relevant to the transfer of movables81
Part II: Derivative acquisition85
5. System of transfer86
6. Rules for double and multiple selling115
7. Which are the rules for selling in a chain?116
8. Transfer or acquisition by means of indirect representation118
9. Consequences in the case of insolvency of one of the parties involved119
10. Passing of risk and passing of ownership122
Part III: Original acquisition124
11. Types of original acquisition124
12. Rules of good faith acquisition ( acquisition a non domino)130
13. Rules for “ acquisitive” prescription of movable property140
14. Other forms of original acquisition150
Part IV: Additional questions152
15. Rules for the reservation of title152
16. Abandonment: further ways of losing ownership159
17. Transfer rules for “ co-ownership”161
18. Further rules applying to unspecified goods167
19. Consequences of restitution of the movable to the owner168
Table of Literature183
Table of Abbreviations197
National Report on the Transfer of Movables in Belgium200
Table of Contents202
Part I: Basic information on property rights210
1. Introduction. The distinction between real rights and personal rights210
2. Ownership and restricted real rights214
3. Possession218
4. Property and obligatory rights to hold, use or acquire222
5. General scope and content of the rules on transfer of movables233
Part II: Transfer of ownership directly from the owner to the transferee: “ derivative” acquisition236
6. The system of transfer of movables in Belgian law236
7. Validity of the contractual / promissory obligation244
8. Requirements for ownership255
9. Consensual system259
10. Double / multiple selling289
11. Rules for “selling in a chain”290
12. Transfer or acquisition by indirect representation290
13. Insolvency of the transferor or transferee292
14. The transfer of the risk in contract law300
15. Transfer and co-ownership300
16. Transfer and unidentified property303
Part III: Original acquisition305
17. Specificatio – accessio305
18. Good faith acquisition309
19. Acquisitive prescription319
20. Other forms of original acquisition323
Part IV: Additional questions327
21. Loss of ownership327
22. The law of restitution of movables330
23. Retention of title347
Table of Literature354
Table of Abbreviations361
National Report on the Transfer of Movables in Bulgaria364
Table of Contents366
Introduction: historical background and sources 372
Part I: Basic information on property law376
1. Notion of ownership and property rights376
2. Possession396
3. Obligatory rights with similarities to the protection of absolute rights413
4. Field of application and definitions414
Part II: Derivative acquisition416
5. Consensual system of transfer of ownership416
6. “Selling in a chain”430
7. Transfer of acquisition by means of indirect representation431
8. Insolvency of the transferor or transferee433
Part III: Modes of original acquisition439
9. Acquisition by accession, commixture or processing439
10. Good faith acquisition442
11. Prescription450
12. Other forms of original acquisition458
Part IV: Additional issues460
13. Reservation of title460
14. Abandonment460
15. Co-ownership460
16. Restitution of the movable to the owner463
Table of Literature472
Table of Abbreviations476
National Report on the Transfer of Movables in Poland478
Table of Contents480
Part I: Basic information on property law484
1. Property law – general issues484
2. Notion of a “thing” in Polish law490
3. Publicity principle in property law502
4. Rule (presumption) of good faith504
5. Possession505
6. Natu