Chapter II: Searching for information

Subject to the provisions of article 6 of law no. 51-711 of 7 June 1951 on the obligation, coordination and secrecy of statistics, the administrations of the State, the regions, the départements and the communes, the companies conceded or controlled by the State, the regions, the départements and the communes, the public establishments or organisations controlled by the administrative authority must communicate to the bailiff in charge of enforcement, including…

Institutions authorised by law to hold deposit accounts must inform the enforcement agent whether one or more accounts, joint accounts or merged accounts have been opened in the name of the debtor, as well as the locations where the accounts are held, to the exclusion of any other information, without being able to invoke professional secrecy.

The information obtained may only be used to the extent necessary for the execution of the document or documents for which it was requested. It may not, under any circumstances, be communicated to third parties or be the subject of personal data processing.Any breach of these provisions is punishable by the penalties incurred for the offence provided for inarticle 226-21 of the French Criminal Code, without prejudice, where appropriate, to…