Section 1: General provisions

Any creditor in possession of a writ of execution recording a claim that is due and payable may, after service of a summons, arrange for the seizure and sale of tangible movable property belonging to the debtor, whether or not it is held by the latter. Any creditor meeting the same conditions may join the seizure operations by way of opposition. Where the seizure relates to goods held by a…

Seizure for sale of premises used as the debtor’s dwelling, where the purpose is to recover a debt other than a maintenance debt of less than an amount set by regulation, may only be carried out, unless authorised by the court, if recovery is not possible by seizure of a deposit account or wages.