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Book 3 · Law of property  ›  Subtitle 6 · Finding › Section 965

Duty of the finder to notify

(1) A person who finds a lost thing and takes possession of it is to notify, without undue delay, the loser or the owner or some other rightful recipient.

(2) If the finder does not know the rightful recipient or does not know their whereabouts, the finder is to notify, without undue delay, the competent authority of the finding and the circumstances that may be material to determine the rightful recipient. If the thing is not worth more than 10 euros, no notification is required.

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