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Article 2372-4 of the French Civil Code

If the beneficiary of the trust has acquired free disposal of the property or right assigned pursuant to Article 2372-3, he shall pay to the settlor, where the value mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of that Article exceeds the amount of the debt secured, a sum equal to the difference between that value and the amount of the debt, subject to prior payment of the debts arising from the conservation or management of the trust estate.

Subject to the same proviso, if the trustee proceeds to the sale of the property or right assigned pursuant to the trust contract, he shall return to the settlor the portion of the proceeds of such sale exceeding, if any, the value of the secured debt.

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Article 2372-4

Si le bénéficiaire de la fiducie a acquis la libre disposition du bien ou du droit cédé en application de l’article 2372-3, il verse au constituant, lorsque la valeur mentionnée à l’avant-dernier alinéa de cet article excède le montant de la dette garantie, une somme égale à la différence entre cette valeur et le montant de la dette, sous réserve du paiement préalable des dettes nées de la conservation ou de la gestion du patrimoine fiduciaire.

Sous la même réserve, si le fiduciaire procède à la vente du bien ou du droit cédé en application du contrat de fiducie, il restitue au constituant la part du produit de cette vente excédant, le cas échéant, la valeur de la dette garantie.

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