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Article 496 of the French Civil Code

The tutor represents the protected person in the acts necessary for the management of his assets.

He is required to exercise prudent, diligent and informed care in the latter, in the sole interest of the protected person.

The list of acts that are considered, for the application of this title, as acts of administration relating to the day-to-day management of the assets and as acts of disposal that commit the assets in a lasting and substantial manner is fixed by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.

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Article 496

Le tuteur représente la personne protégée dans les actes nécessaires à la gestion de son patrimoine.

Il est tenu d’apporter, dans celle-ci, des soins prudents, diligents et avisés, dans le seul intérêt de la personne protégée.

La liste des actes qui sont regardés, pour l’application du présent titre, comme des actes d’administration relatifs à la gestion courante du patrimoine et comme des actes de disposition qui engagent celui-ci de manière durable et substantielle est fixée par décret en Conseil d’Etat.

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