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Article R321-1 of the French Code of civil enforcement procedures

Pursuant to article L. 321-1, the enforcement procedure is initiated by the service on the debtor or the third party holder of a summons to pay valid as a seizure at the request of the pursuing creditor. In the event that a property owned by one of the spouses constitutes the family residence, the summons is served on the spouse, no later than the first working day following service of the document.

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Article R321-1


En application de l’article L. 321-1, la procédure d’exécution est engagée par la signification au débiteur ou au tiers détenteur d’un commandement de payer valant saisie à la requête du créancier poursuivant.
La délivrance du commandement est un acte de disposition, réalisé aux risques du créancier.
Dans le cas où un immeuble appartenant en propre à l’un des époux constitue la résidence de la famille, le commandement est dénoncé à son conjoint, au plus tard le premier jour ouvrable suivant la signification de l’acte.

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