Part First: General Provisions on Seizure

Article 901

1. The seizure shall be null and void if it is not preceded by a notice served by the Execution Department to the debtor at least twenty-four hours and at most five days prior to the seizure, unless the President of the Execution Department decides, upon the request of the creditor, to serve the notice and execute the seizure simultaneously. 2. In this case, the seizing party shall bear the costs of the seizure if the debtor pays the debt within two days from the date of the seizure, unless the debtor had been previously notified by a notary public or by a registered letter to pay the debt and failed to do so.

Article 902

Article 902 - The debtor may contest the notice sent to him by the Execution Division or the seizure by filing a petition against his creditor before the President of the Execution Division who shall examine the objection in accordance with the provisions of Article...

Article 903

The enforcement officer must proceed to the location of the items and properties to be seized, as decided by the President of the Enforcement Department, and enter the debtor's home after announcing his official capacity. The search of the debtor's home may only be conducted in the presence of the local Mukhtar or a member of the judicial police. The seizure report shall be drawn up at the location of the seizure, unless necessity dictates otherwise. The presence of the seizing party may be excluded from the seizure proceedings if the seized party so requests.

Article 904

Article 904 - If the debtor or any member of his family or his employees refuse to permit entry to the residence, workplace, warehouse or, when summoned, do not appear, the execution officer...

Article 905

The seizure report must include: 1- The identity of the creditor and the debtor, and the residence of each. 2- The designation of a domicile in the execution district for the seizing party and the seized party, if they do not have a real domicile in that district or have not previously chosen a domicile therein. 3- The actions taken by the enforcement officer and the obstacles and objections encountered, and the decisions made in this regard. 4- A description of the seized assets and properties, including their type, characteristics, quantity, weight or measurement, and their approximate value. 5- The appointment of a guardian to take possession of the seized assets after hearing the statements of the parties present and recording them.

Article 906

1. It is permissible to appoint the person against whom the attachment has been made as a guardian of the attached funds, unless there is a serious fear of their dissipation. 2. He does not have the right to refuse the guardianship.

Article 907

Article 907 - If no one accepts guardianship and the seized party is not present, the execution officer shall take the necessary measures to protect the seized property by depositing it in a secure location.

Article 908

1. The custodian shall sign the seizure report, and if he refuses to do so, the reasons for the refusal shall be stated and a copy thereof shall be delivered to him. 2. The enforcement officer shall inform the custodian of the responsibility imposed upon him and warn him that any destruction, embezzlement, or concealment of the seized items, or refusal to deliver them, shall render him liable to both criminal and civil liability.

Article 909

Article 909 - The guardian may not use, exploit or lend the seized property. However, if the guardian is its owner or holder of a usufruct right therein, he may use it as necessary for its preservation...

Article 910

The funds shall be considered seized as soon as the seizure report is organized, even if it has not been handed over to a custodian.

Article 911

1. The President of the Enforcement Department may decide to impose a fee for custody from the public funds if the guardian is not under seizure.