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Article 494-4 of the French Civil Code

The person in respect of whom authorisation is sought shall be heard or called in accordance with the procedures laid down in the first paragraph of Article 432. However, the judge may, by specially reasoned decision and on the advice of the doctor mentioned in article 431, decide that there is no need to proceed with his hearing if it is likely to harm his health or if the person is unfit to express himself.

The judge shall ensure that the relatives referred to in Article 494-1 who have a close and stable relationship with the person or who show an interest in him or her and who are known to him or her at the time he or she makes the decision.

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Article 494-4

La personne à l’égard de qui l’habilitation est demandée est entendue ou appelée selon les modalités prévues au premier alinéa de l’article 432. Toutefois, le juge peut, par décision spécialement motivée et sur avis du médecin mentionné à l’article 431, décider qu’il n’y a pas lieu de procéder à son audition si celle-ci est de nature à porter atteinte à sa santé ou si la personne est hors d’état de s’exprimer.

Le juge s’assure de l’adhésion ou, à défaut, de l’absence d’opposition légitime à la mesure d’habilitation et au choix de la personne habilitée des proches mentionnés à l’article 494-1 qui entretiennent des liens étroits et stables avec la personne ou qui manifestent de l’intérêt à son égard et dont il connaît l’existence au moment où il statue.

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