French Civil Code
In forceExcept in the cases provided for in Article 458, the protected person alone takes decisions relating to their person insofar as their condition allows.
Where the condition of the protected person does not allow him or her to make an informed personal decision alone, the judge or the family council, if it has been constituted, may provide that he or she will benefit from the assistance of the person responsible for his or her protection in respect of all acts relating to his or her person or those that it lists. If this assistance is not sufficient, the court may, where applicable after granting family habilitation or opening a guardianship measure, authorise the person responsible for this habilitation or measure to represent the person concerned, including for acts that have the effect of seriously harming his or her physical integrity. Except in emergencies, in the event of disagreement between the protected person of full age and the person entrusted with his or her protection, the judge shall authorise either of them to take the decision, at their request or ex officio.
However, except in emergencies, the person entrusted with the protection of the person of full age may not, without the authorisation of the judge or the family council if it has been constituted, take a decision that has the effect of seriously infringing the privacy of the protected person.
The person responsible for the protection of the person of full age may take such protective measures with regard to the latter as are strictly necessary to put an end to the danger that the person's own behaviour would pose to the person concerned. He or she shall inform the judge or the family council without delay if one has been formed.
