Under pain of nullity, the attachment shall be disclosed to the debtor through an Act of bailiff or
process server within a period of eight days.
The act of notification shall, under pain of nullity, contain:
1) a copy of the writ of attachment;
2) an indication in bold characters that under pain of inadmissibility any opposition shall be
raised within a period of one (1) month from the date of notification. The act shall also
state the date of expiry of the period aforementioned; it shall state the competent court
before which disputes may be brought.
Where the act of notification is served on the debtor in person, the bailiff or process server shall
verbally reiterate the above indications. Mention of these verbal declarations shall feature in the
act of notification.
The act shall remind the debtor that he may authorize the creditor in writing, to cause the third
party to pay forthwith the entire or part of the claim.
Official translation
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In force from 10 April 1998
Source page 44
Section 160 of the Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution/akn/ohada/act/loi/undated/aupsrve-1998