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Article L122-1 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

Only the bailiffs responsible for enforcement may carry out forced execution and protective seizures.
They are obliged to provide their services or assistance except where the measure requested appears to them to be unlawful or where the amount of the costs appears likely to exceed the amount of the claim, unless the claim is the result of a symbolic sentence that the debtor refuses to enforce.

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Article L122-1


Seuls peuvent procéder à l’exécution forcée et aux saisies conservatoires les huissiers de justice chargés de l’exécution.
Ils sont tenus de prêter leur ministère ou leur concours sauf lorsque la mesure requise leur paraît revêtir un caractère illicite ou si le montant des frais paraît manifestement susceptible de dépasser le montant de la créance réclamée, à moins que cette dernière résulte d’une condamnation symbolique que le débiteur refuserait d’exécuter.

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