When the premises are closed, the bailiff may affix seals to the door if the applicant does not request that it be opened.
If this is not the case, he may enter the premises by any means, in the presence of the mayor of the municipality, a municipal councillor or a municipal official delegated by the mayor for this purpose, a police or gendarmerie authority, required to witness the operations or, failing this, two witnesses of legal age who are not in the service of the bailiff and who declare that they have no connection with the persons entitled to inherit.