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Article 521 of the French Code of civil procedure

The party ordered to pay sums other than maintenance, compensation or provisions may prevent provisional enforcement from being continued by depositing, with the judge’s authorisation, cash or securities sufficient to guarantee the principal, interest and costs of the judgment.

In the event of an order for the payment of a lump sum in compensation for personal injury, the judge may also order that this lump sum be placed in the hands of a receiver who will be responsible for periodically paying the victim a proportion of it, as determined by the judge.
In the event of an order for the payment of a lump sum as compensation for personal injury, the judge may also order that this lump sum be entrusted to a receiver who will be responsible for periodically paying the victim the share that the judge determines.

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Article 521

La partie condamnée au paiement de sommes autres que des aliments, des rentes indemnitaires ou des provisions peut éviter que l’exécution provisoire soit poursuivie en consignant, sur autorisation du juge, les espèces ou les valeurs suffisantes pour garantir, en principal, intérêts et frais, le montant de la condamnation.


En cas de condamnation au versement d’un capital en réparation d’un dommage corporel, le juge peut aussi ordonner que ce capital sera confié à un séquestre à charge d’en verser périodiquement à la victime la part que le juge détermine.

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