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Article 491 of the French Civil Code

For the application of the second paragraph of Article 486, the agent shall report to the notary who drew up the mandate by sending him his accounts, to which all useful supporting documents shall be attached. The notary keeps the accounts and the inventory of assets and any updates.

The notary notifies the guardianship judge of any movement of funds and any act that is not justified or does not appear to comply with the stipulations of the mandate.

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Article 491

Pour l’application du second alinéa de l’article 486, le mandataire rend compte au notaire qui a établi le mandat en lui adressant ses comptes, auxquels sont annexées toutes pièces justificatives utiles. Celui-ci en assure la conservation ainsi que celle de l’inventaire des biens et de ses actualisations.

Le notaire saisit le juge des tutelles de tout mouvement de fonds et de tout acte non justifiés ou n’apparaissant pas conformes aux stipulations du mandat.

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