I plan to have a mandate for future protection drawn up by my notary. Is it true that this warrant cannot be challenged once activated?

No. The future protection mandate allows you to designate in advance one or more people to represent you, in the event that you or you are no longer able to provide for your interests alone. 


However, the law provides for cases of termination of the mandate (article 483 of the Civil Code):


if the principal recovers his faculties. A medical certificate is drawn up by a doctor (chosen from a list drawn up by the public prosecutor). The certificate shall certify that the person is able to provide for his or her affairs alone.

  • due to the death of the principal or agent.
  • due to the placement under guardianship or curatorship of the principal (unless the judge decides otherwise).
  • last but not least, the revocation of the mandate may be pronounced by the guardianship judge, at the request of any interested party, either because the principal's faculties are not or no longer impaired or because the execution of the mandate is likely to undermine to his interests.