Section 1: General provisions

The forced sale is carried out at the request of the creditor on presentation of a certificate issued by the registry or drawn up by the bailiff who carried out the seizure, certifying that no dispute has been lodged within one month of notification of the seizure or, where applicable, of a judgment rejecting the dispute raised by the debtor.

Where there is more than one seizure, the proceeds of the sale are divided between the creditors who carried out the seizure prior to the sale. However, if a precautionary seizure was carried out before the seizure that led to the sale, the creditor takes part in the distribution of the price, but the sums due to him are deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations until he obtains…