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Article 2372-1 of the French Civil Code

Ownership of movable property or a right may be assigned as security for an obligation under a trust agreement entered into pursuant to Articles 2011 to 2030.

The secured obligation may be present or future; in the latter case, it must be determinable.

By way of derogation from the’article 2029, the death of the natural person settlor does not terminate the trust contract created under this section.

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Article 2372-1

La propriété d’un bien mobilier ou d’un droit peut être cédée à titre de garantie d’une obligation en vertu d’un contrat de fiducie conclu en application des articles 2011 à 2030.

L’obligation garantie peut être présente ou future ; dans ce dernier cas, elle doit être déterminable.

Par dérogation à l’article 2029, le décès du constituant personne physique ne met pas fin au contrat de fiducie constitué en application de la présente section.

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