Cap. 473 Art. 13CNotice to constitute as executive title.

(1) Any notice issued by the competent authority showing any amount of eco-contribution and administrative penalty due by a person shall, unless the contrary is proved, be sufficient evidence that that amount is due to the competent authority by that person and shall constitute an executive title within the meaning and for the purposes of Title VII of Part I of Book Second of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

(2) The competent authority may request the payment of any eco-contribution and administrative penalty payable by any person in terms of this Act by means of a demand note, and if the payment requested is not made within thirty days from the date when the said demand note is served on that person, the competent authority may proceed to enforce payment in virtue of the executive title referred to in sub-article (1) after two days from the service on that person of an intimation for payment made by means of a judicial act. Upon the lapse of the period of two days mentioned in this sub-article the competent authority shall be entitled to register in the public registry or land registry, as the case may be, a note of privilege for the amount demanded in the judicial act which note of privilege shall be registered by any advocate or notary.

(3) The provisions of article 467 of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure shall apply with respect to any warrant issued on the strength of an executive title mentioned in this article and to the paying out of the proceeds of the sale by auction of the property seized, and no opposition or reservation in the schedule of deposit shall stay the paying of any sum deposited in court following any such warrant as aforesaid.