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Article 1254-1 of the French Code of civil procedure

For the application of the article 511 of the Civil Code, where the protected person’s resources allow and the director of the registry considers it useful, the latter may request, at the protected person’s expense, the assistance of a bailiff in his task of verifying the accounts. The protected person and the person appointed to exercise the protection measure are informed of this by any means; they may refer this decision to the guardianship judge, who will rule on the request in an order that is not subject to appeal. The judicial officer may consult all the documents relating to the accounts contained in the protected person’s file, at the registry of the court that holds it, without any restriction other than the requirements of the service, and keep the copies necessary for the performance of his mission, but may not communicate them to a third party.

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Article 1254-1

Pour l’application de l’article 511 du code civil, lorsque les ressources de la personne protégée le permettent et que le directeur de greffe l’estime utile, ce dernier peut solliciter, aux frais de la personne protégée, l’assistance d’un huissier de justice dans sa mission de vérification des comptes. La personne protégée et la personne désignée pour exercer la mesure de protection en sont informées par tout moyen ; ceux-ci peuvent déférer cette décision au juge des tutelles, qui statue sur la requête par une ordonnance non susceptible de recours. L’huissier de justice peut consulter l’ensemble des pièces relatives aux comptes figurant dans le dossier de la personne protégée, au greffe de la juridiction qui le détient, sans autre restriction que les nécessités du service, et en conserver les copies nécessaires à l’exécution de sa mission, mais ne peut les communiquer à un tiers.

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