Law proposal n° 268 on the Monegasque Patrimonial Foundation

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The law proposal on the Monegasque Patrimonial Foundation was submitted to the General Secretariat of the Conseil National and registered by the latter on 10 June 2025 under number 268 and adopted in public session on 18 June 2025.

Monegasque foundation law has lagged behind developments in other European countries, such as Switzerland, Liechtenstein and the Netherlands.

 

However, legal instruments of this type are essential to meet the asset structuring needs of a significant proportion of Monegasque residents, particularly High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs). These individuals are seeking the most effective solutions to protect high-value assets such as real estate, works of art and family property, to transfer company shares, or to guarantee the integrity of their estate in the event of inheritance or family disputes.

 

The patrimonial foundation could enable better management of copyright or even anticipate the future use of an art collection by specifying in its constitution that these assets must remain within the immediate family or be made accessible to the public in the form of loans to museums, for example.

 

This law proposal provides for the creation of a new type of foundation, in order to provide Monegasque law with an innovative wealth engineering tool.

 

This law proposal will allow for the creation of a legal entity under Monegasque law intended to manage assets primarily for the benefit of the founder’s family members. It may consist of real estate or movable property, such as shares in companies, but also intangible rights such as copyright.

 

Upon its establishment, the foundation must be endowed with a sum of not less than €10,000,000. In addition, the endowment may be made in kind. Furthermore, the Monegasque patrimonial foundation is intended exclusively for persons with a genuine link to Monaco, as the founder and the majority of the administrators must be domiciled there.

 

Among the measures provided for in the law proposal are the obligation to register the foundation in the special register kept by the Trade and Industry Register, to declare the identity of the beneficiaries and to register them in the register of beneficial owners (companies and economic interest groups), and to appoint a person responsible for basic information about the foundation and its beneficiaries.

 

https://www.conseil-national.mc/2025/06/18/n268-proposition-de-loi-relative-a-la-fondation-patrimoniale-monegasque/

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