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Article 2488-1 of the French Civil Code

Ownership of real estate may be assigned as security for an obligation under a trust agreement entered into pursuant to the articles 2011 to 2030.

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

Notwithstanding Article 2029, the death of the natural person settlor does not terminate the trust contract created under this chapter.

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Article 2488-1

La propriété d’un bien immobilier 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 du présent chapitre.

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