French Code of civil enforcement procedures

The period provided for in article L. 433-1 is two months, non-renewable, from the date on which the eviction notice is served.

The evicted person may apply to the enforcement judge to contest the absence of a market value for the property retained by the bailiff in the inventory. The application must be made, on pain of inadmissibility, within one month of service of the eviction notice. It suspends the two-month period mentioned in article R. 433-2 at the end of which property declared to have no market value is deemed to…

If all the assets have been removed before the date set for the hearing, the owner of the premises is required to inform the judge by any means in writing or by a declaration at the court registry.

If the goods left on the premises or deposited in a suitable place have a market value, they are compulsorily sold as in the case of seizure and sale. The proceeds of the sale, after deduction of costs and, if applicable, the amount of the landlord’s claim, are deposited with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations on behalf of the evicted person, who is informed by the official responsible for…

Goods with no market value are deemed to have been abandoned, with the exception of personal papers and documents, which are placed in a sealed envelope and kept for two years by the bailiff. Notice of this is given to the person being evicted, under the conditions set out in the last paragraph of article R. 433-5. On expiry of the period provided for in the first paragraph, the bailiff…