By Raphaël MORENON
20 March 2025
Have you entrusted a valuable item to someone who refuses to return it? Have you bought something and the seller is not delivering it? The injunction to deliver or return procedure is an effective way of quickly obtaining a writ of execution. It allows you to force the handover of movable property without going to court. Presentation of the injunction procedure Definition and objective The delivery or restitution injunction is a simplified procedure enabling a creditor to obtain an enforceable title to force a debtor to hand over a movable item. It is designed to avoid the need for lengthy and costly legal proceedings. As stated in article L. 222-1, paragraph 2 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures: "The enforcement judge may draw up the writ of execution provided for in the first paragraph under conditions laid down by decree in the Council of State". This means...