Part First: General Conditions for Execution of Judgments

Article 565

1. The head of the court office or the clerk deputizing for him shall deliver a valid executory copy of the judgment, stamped with the court's seal and signed by him, to the party in whose favor the execution of the judgment lies, after appending thereto the phrase "a true copy valid for execution", and after verifying that the judgment is executable. 2. A second executory copy shall not be delivered to the same party unless the first copy is lost. 3. The court that issued the judgment shall promptly decide on the request and on the disputes related thereto, after summoning the parties.

Article 566

1. It is not permissible to enforce judgments coercively except after they have been notified, unless the law or the judgment itself stipulates that it must be enforced in its original form.

Article 567

Evidence of the executory character of a judgment shall be derived from its content when it is not susceptible to any appeal suspending execution or is accompanied by expedited execution. Such evidence shall be derived in other cases from the submission of the defendant, or from service of the judgment and from a certificate showing, by comparison with this service, that no objection or appeal was filed within the statutory period. Every party may request from the clerk of the court competent to receive an appeal to furnish him with a certificate showing that no objection or appeal was filed, or showing the date of filing of the appeal if one was filed.

Article 568

Judgments issued by foreign courts are enforced in Lebanon in the cases and according to the conditions specified in this Law.

Article 569

1. The courts may, even on their own initiative, rule to impose a coercive fine to ensure the enforcement of judgments issued by them. The coercive fine is considered distinct from compensation and is either temporary or final, and is originally temporary unless the court declares it final. 2. In the event of partial or total non-enforcement or delay in enforcement, the court that decided on the fine proceeds to liquidate it. 3. The court may not amend the amount of the final fine when liquidating it, unless it is proven that the non-enforcement of the judicial judgment is due to force majeure. 4. However, it may amend or cancel the temporary fine, even if non-enforcement is proven.