Article 220: Reprocessing

1. Unless otherwise provided in the contract, ownership of a new movable item manufactured by a person through the processing of materials not owned by him or her shall be acquired by the owner of the material. As long as the value of the processing substantially exceeds the value of the materials, ownership of the new item is acquired by a person who, acting in good faith, has processed for himself or herself. If the owner of the material who has acquired ownership of the goods produced from them is obliged to reimburse the value of the processing to the person performing it or, in the case of the owner of the material, to pay the price of the goods, the owner of the material who has acquired the right of ownership of the goods produced from them shall be obliged to pay the value of the processing to the person performing it. 3. The owner of the material, who has lost it as a result of malfeasance, is obliged to reimburse the owner of the material. It is the right of the processor to claim the transfer of the new property to his property and to recover the damage caused to him.