Book II: Salaries and benefits

Notification to the employer of a third-party administrative seizure relating to a debt guaranteed by the Treasury’s lien in accordance with article L. 262 of the Book of Tax Procedures suspends the course of the seizure until the debtor’s obligation is extinguished, subject to direct payment procedures initiated for the recovery of maintenance payments. The employer informs the public accountant of the pending seizure. The accounting officer informs the court…

If the employer is notified of an administrative attachment by a third party relating to a debt not guaranteed by the Treasury’s lien, in accordance with article L. 262 of the Book of Tax Procedures, the employer informs the public accountant of the attachment in progress. The accountant sends a copy of the third-party administrative seizure relating to a debt not guaranteed by the Treasury’s lien to the court registry…

In the event of notification of a request for direct payment of a maintenance claim, the employer shall pay the debtor the fraction of the remuneration provided for in article L. 3252-5. It shall pay the maintenance creditor the sums due to it. If these sums do not exceed the unseizable portion of the remuneration, the employer shall remit the remainder to the debtor. The employer continues to pay the…

If the debtor receives more than one payment, the court clerk determines which employers are responsible for making the deductions. If one of these employers is able to pay the full amount that may be seized, the seizure may be carried out against that employer.

If the creditor transfers his domicile, he shall notify the court registry, unless he has appeared by proxy.

If, without changing employer, the debtor transfers his domicile outside the jurisdiction of the court hearing the proceedings, the proceedings are continued before the same court. Any seizures that may subsequently be made against the debtor are forwarded to this court. The court clerk notifies the creditors.

When the legal relationship between the debtor and the employer ends, the funds held by the administrator are distributed.

In the event of a change of employer, the seizure may be continued by the new employer, without prior conciliation, if the request is made within one year of the notice given by the former employer. Failing this, the seizure is terminated and the funds are distributed. If, in addition, the debtor has transferred the place where he resides to the jurisdiction of another judicial court, the creditor is also…