Title XXIX: Special seizures

The deposit referred to in Article 706-155 shall be made upon production of the order authorising or ordering the seizure of the sums and any document likely to substantiate the rights and identity of the applicant. Deconsignment is carried out on production of the final decision designating the beneficiary of the sums and any document that can justify the rights and identity of the applicant.

Subject to the specific provisions of this Title, publicity for seizures of business assets provided for in Article 706-157 is subject to the provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book V of the regulatory part of the Commercial Code.

The registration of seizures of business assets made on the basis of Article 706-157 shall be entered in the register kept by the registrar of the commercial court or of the judicial court ruling in commercial matters in the jurisdiction of which the owner of the business asset is registered as principal in the register of commerce and companies or, in the absence of registration, in the jurisdiction of which…

The application for registration referred to in article R. 521-6 of the French Commercial Code shall include the following information: 1° the date of the decision ordering the seizure; 2° The name of the owner of the business seized, and his identification details, as defined in 2° of Article R. 521-6 of the Commercial Code; 3° The address and business name of the seized business.

When applying for registration, the applicant shall attach to the form provided for in Article R. 521-6 of the French Commercial Code a copy of the final decision ordering the seizure.

By way of derogation from Article R. 521-20, the deletion of the registration shall be requested by the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets, which shall produce in support of its request a copy of the final decision to release, dismiss, discharge, acquit or confiscate. On receipt of this request, the court clerk will proceed to cancel the entry, mentioning the formality and its date…

For the application of 1° of Article R. 521-32 of the Commercial Code, the applicant shall indicate the identification details of the owner of the seized business.