The garnishor shall commence attachment through a writ served on the garnishee by the bailiff
or process server.
The act shall, under pain of nullity, contain;
1) a copy of the order of the competent court or, where applicable, of the enforceable instrument
on the basis of which the attachment is carried out;
2) a copy of the attachment report.
3) a statement in bold characters of the debtor’s right, to apply to the competent court at his
place of residence for an order of discharge of the protective measure, where the conditions
of validity of the attachment are not fulfilled
4) an indication that the garnishee is personally liable to the garnishor and that he is precluded
from using the sums attached within the limit of the amount he owes the debtor.
5) a reproduction of the provisions of Article s 38, and 156 above and 169 to 172 below above.
The Writ shall mention the time of service.
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In force from 10 April 1998
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Section 157 of the Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution/akn/ohada/act/loi/undated/aupsrve-1998