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Article 2018 of the French Civil Code

The trust contract determines, on pain of nullity:

1° The assets, rights or securities transferred. If they are future, they must be determinable;

2° The duration of the transfer, which may not exceed ninety-nine years from the signing of the contract;

3° The identity of the settlor or settlors;

4° The identity of the trustee or trustees;

5° The identity of the beneficiary or beneficiaries or, failing that, the rules allowing their designation;

6° The mission of the trustee or trustees and the extent of their powers of administration and disposal.

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Article 2018

Le contrat de fiducie détermine, à peine de nullité :

1° Les biens, droits ou sûretés transférés. S’ils sont futurs, ils doivent être déterminables ;

2° La durée du transfert, qui ne peut excéder quatre-vingt-dix-neuf ans à compter de la signature du contrat ;

3° L’identité du ou des constituants ;

4° L’identité du ou des fiduciaires ;

5° L’identité du ou des bénéficiaires ou, à défaut, les règles permettant leur désignation ;

6° La mission du ou des fiduciaires et l’étendue de leurs pouvoirs d’administration et de disposition.

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