Civil Code Article 812
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
When a personal property belonging to one person is attached to a personal property belonging to another person in such a way that they cannot be separated without damage or can only be separated through the incurring of excessive expenses, both owners shall jointly own the composition in proportion to the value of each personal property at the time they were attached.If one of the personal properties attached as specified in the preceding paragraph can be deemed to be the principal thing, the owner of such principal thing acquires the ownership of the composition.
中文原文 民法第812條
動產與他人之動產附合，非毀損不能分離，或分離需費過鉅者，各動產所有人，按其動產附合時之價值，共有合成物。
前項附合之動產，有可視為主物者，該主物所有人，取得合成物之所有權。
前項附合之動產，有可視為主物者，該主物所有人，取得合成物之所有權。