For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 1311-4 reads as follows:
“Art. L. 1311-4 -In the event of an emergency, i.e. an epidemic or other imminent danger to public health, the High Administrator of the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands may order the immediate implementation, with all rights reserved, of the measures prescribed by the health regulations applicable in the Territory.
The emergency is established by an order of the Chief Administrator of the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, whether this order applies to one or more persons or to all the inhabitants of the Territory. “