A simplified procedure for the collection of small claims may be implemented by a bailiff at the request of the creditor for the payment of a claim arising from a contract or from a statutory obligation and below an amount defined by decree by the Conseil d’Etat.
This procedure takes place within one month of the bailiff sending a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or an electronic message inviting the debtor to take part in the procedure. The debtor’s agreement, recorded by the bailiff, suspends the limitation period.
The bailiff who has received the agreement of the creditor and the debtor on the amount and terms of payment issues an enforcement order without further formality.
Costs of all kinds incurred by the procedure are borne exclusively by the creditor.
A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall set out the terms and conditions for the application of this article, in particular the rules for preventing conflicts of interest when the enforcement order is issued by the bailiff.