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Article 2011 of the French Civil Code

A trust is a transaction by which one or more settlors transfer property, rights or security interests, or a bundle of property, rights or security interests, present or future, to one or more trustees who, keeping them separate from their own assets, act for a specific purpose for the benefit of one or more beneficiaries.

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Article 2011

La fiducie est l’opération par laquelle un ou plusieurs constituants transfèrent des biens, des droits ou des sûretés, ou un ensemble de biens, de droits ou de sûretés, présents ou futurs, à un ou plusieurs fiduciaires qui, les tenant séparés de leur patrimoine propre, agissent dans un but déterminé au profit d’un ou plusieurs bénéficiaires.

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