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Article R524-1 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

The creditor shall proceed with the seizure by serving a document on one of the persons mentioned in articles R. 232-1 to R. 232-4 as appropriate. This document contains, under penalty of nullity: 1° The name and domicile of the debtor or, in the case of a legal entity, its name and registered office; 2° An indication of the authorisation or title by virtue of which the seizure is carried…

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Article R524-2 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

Within a period of eight days, on pain of nullity, the protective attachment is notified to the debtor by a bailiff’s deed. Under penalty of nullity, this act shall contain 1° A copy of the court’s authorisation or of the document by virtue of which the seizure was carried out; however, in the case of a notarised bond or a debt owed to the State, local authorities or their public…

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Article R524-4 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

A creditor who obtains a writ of execution recording the existence of his claim shall serve on the debtor a conversion deed containing, on pain of nullity : 1° A reference to the writ of attachment; 2° A reference to the writ of execution; 3° A separate statement of the sums to be paid in principal, costs and accrued interest, together with an indication of the rate of interest; 4°…

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Article R525-2 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

A bailiff’s writ shall be served on the debtor on the first working day following the writ of attachment provided for in Article R. 224-1. On pain of nullity, this deed contains : 1° The denunciation of the seizure deed; 2° A mention of the judge’s authorisation or the title under which the seizure is carried out; these documents are attached to the deed; however, in the case of a…

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Article R525-3 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

At any time, the debtor may request that the safe be opened in the presence of the bailiff. The bailiff will then draw up a detailed inventory of the assets that have been seized as a precautionary measure or seized as part of an attachment claim. These assets are immediately removed and placed in the custody of the bailiff or a receiver appointed, in the absence of an amicable agreement,…

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