In the event of imminent danger to the patient’s health or to the safety of persons, as attested by a medical opinion, the higher administrator of the Wallis and Futuna Islands shall take all provisional measures necessary for the supervision of a person whose behaviour reveals manifest mental disorder with a view to his/her possible transfer to an establishment located in New Caledonia or French Polynesia and authorised to treat persons suffering from mental disorder in accordance with locally applicable regulations. Under no circumstances may the patient be taken to a prison. Restrictions on the exercise of personal freedoms are limited to those required by the patient’s state of health.