By Charlotte GAUCHON
25 April 2025
«Open up, it's the Commissioner of Justice! This summons can be bloodcurdling. But what can this official really do? From the right to enter a home to access to bank details, his prerogatives are impressive. These powers are essential to his monopolistic missions. However, they are strictly regulated by law. The judicial commissioner has a wide range of legal powers to obtain information about a debtor. These powers, defined in articles L.152-1 et seq. of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures, enable him to act when the creditor is unable to provide the necessary information. From which organisations? The judicial commissioner may question: State, regional, departmental and local authorities Companies granted concessions or controlled by these authorities Public establishments Banking establishments (article L.152-2 of the CPCE) A ruling by the French Court of Justice...
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