Article 373-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure
In the event of a sentence of confiscation relating to property that is not in the hands of the law, the court ruling without the assistance of jurors may, in order to guarantee the execution of this sentence, order the seizure, at the advanced expense of the Treasury, of the confiscated property. The court may also authorise the delivery to the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and…