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Article L141-1 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

No enforcement measure may be carried out on a Sunday or public holiday unless authorised by the judge in case of necessity. No enforcement measure may be commenced before six o’clock in the morning or after twenty-one o’clock at night unless authorised by the judge in case of necessity and only in places that are not used as a dwelling.

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Article L141-2 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

The act of seizure renders the goods that are the subject of the seizure unavailable. If the seizure relates to tangible assets, the seized debtor or the third party holder in whose hands the seizure has been made is deemed to be the custodian of the seized objects, subject to the penalties provided for inarticle 314-6 of the French Penal Code. If the seizure relates to a debt, it interrupts…

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Article L142-1 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

In the absence of the occupant of the premises or if the occupant refuses access to the premises, the enforcement agent may only enter the premises in the presence of the mayor of the municipality, a municipal councillor or a municipal official delegated by the mayor for this purpose, a police or gendarmerie authority required to be present during the operations or, failing this, two witnesses of full age who…

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Article L143-1 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

Where the measure must be carried out in the hands of a public accountant, any creditor holding an enforcement order or an authorisation for a precautionary measure may request the authorising officer to inform him of the public accountant competent to receive the notification and of all information necessary for the implementation of the measure.

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Article L143-2 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

With the exception of acts intended to assign or seize remuneration, oppositions and notifications sent to a public accountant only have effect for five years from their date, if they have not been renewed within this period, regardless of the acts or judgments made on these oppositions and notifications. The first paragraph applies to objections and notifications sent to the cashier general of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and…

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