Swiss Civil Code

¹In the ab­sence of an agree­ment to the con­trary, the usu­fructu­ary be­comes the own­er of con­sum­able ob­jects but is li­able to re­place the value they had at the be­gin­ning of the usu­fruct.

²Where any oth­er chat­tels which have been val­ued are trans­ferred to the usu­fructu­ary he or she may, in the ab­sence of an agree­ment to the con­trary, freely dis­pose of them but is li­able for their re­place­ment if he or she ex­er­cises such right.

³Ag­ri­cul­tur­al equip­ment, herds of an­im­als, stores of goods and the like may be re­placed with ob­jects of the same kind and qual­ity.