By Raphaël MORENON
31 March 2025
Your car is much more than just a means of transport. For most French people, it represents a significant part of their assets. This economic reality has not escaped the attention of the legislator, who has gradually developed a specific legal arsenal to provide a framework for seizure procedures involving these special assets. Legislative developments and current legal framework Motorised land vehicles (MLVs) long represented a luxury item before becoming a commonplace item. The French spend an average of 11% of their budget on them, or around €4,300 per household, according to an INSEE study published in 2013. Until the early 1990s, there were no specific regulations governing the seizure of vehicles. The 1991-1992 reform of enforcement procedures filled this legal vacuum. Today, the subject is governed by the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures (CPCE), created by Order no. 2011-1895 of 19 December 2011 and Decree no. 2012-783 of...
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