Subsection 2: Declaration by the garnishee

The garnishee must immediately provide the bailiff with the information set out in Article L. 211-3 and provide him with the supporting documents. This is mentioned in the attachment deed. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, when the seizure is carried out in the hands of a public accountant or the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, the latter has a period of twenty-four hours to provide the bailiff…

A garnishee who, without legitimate reason, fails to provide the information required shall be ordered, at the creditor’s request, to pay the sums due to the creditor, without prejudice to the creditor’s right of recourse against the debtor. The third party may be ordered to pay damages in the event of culpable negligence or inaccurate or untruthful declaration.