1. The competent public accounting officer may allocate refunds and sums deposited by the taxpayer to the payment of a debt due and payable, the recovery of which is his responsibility, provided that the deposit was made in order to guarantee payment of this debt or that, since it no longer serves any purpose, it must be returned to the taxpayer.
2. The competent public accounting officer may also, with effect from the expiry of a period of two months following the debtor’s notification of his intention and if the debt has not been paid in the meantime, proceed with the assignment of the objects withheld pursuant to Article 323(2) or Article 378 and allocate the proceeds to the payment of the debt. The debtor is notified of the assignment decision. If the proceeds of the assignment exceed the amount of the debt, the excess is returned to the debtor.