Article R334-1 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures
After publication of the title deed and on the basis of a mortgage statement, the first-ranking creditor may apply to the enforcement judge for provisional payment of the principal of his claim by the receiver or the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. The enforcement judge’s decision is notified by the first-ranking creditor to the debtor and the registered creditors, who have a period of fifteen days in which to object…