Alain Delon placed under the - medical - protection of justice this Monday. This legal protection will allow the actor to continue to carry out most of his daily activities alone, except for important decisions which will be entrusted to an agent.

At most and without renewal, placement under judicial protection cannot exceed one year. The protection dispute judge may decide to renew it once, bringing its total duration to two years. Beyond this period, the actor's legal protection could end if he regains possession of all his faculties or if he is placed under guardianship or curatorship.