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Article 441 of the French Civil Code

The judge shall determine the duration of the measure, which may not exceed five years.

The judge who issues a guardianship measure may, by specially reasoned decision and on the assent of a doctor registered on the list referred to in Article 431 noting that the alteration of the personal faculties of the person concerned described in article 425 clearly does not appear likely to improve according to scientific knowledge, set a longer period, not exceeding ten years.

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Article 441

Le juge fixe la durée de la mesure sans que celle-ci puisse excéder cinq ans.

Le juge qui prononce une mesure de tutelle peut, par décision spécialement motivée et sur avis conforme d’un médecin inscrit sur la liste mentionnée à l’article 431 constatant que l’altération des facultés personnelles de l’intéressé décrites à l’article 425 n’apparaît manifestement pas susceptible de connaître une amélioration selon les données acquises de la science, fixer une durée plus longue, n’excédant pas dix ans.

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