Huissier de justice
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In France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Québec, a huissier de justice (and in the Netherlands and Dutch-speaking parts of Belgium gerechtsdeurwaarder) is a member of the legal profession whose responsibility includes formally bearing witness to events or situations (constat d'huissier); signification 1, a form of service of process; making the decisions of the courts available to the public; and execution of the courts' decisions, such as seizures and evictions. The most common English translation for huissier de justice is "bailiff" (and sometimes "sheriff officer"); note however that French huissiers de justice are not government employees and do not have police powers.
In France, as of 1 July, 2003, there were 3,258 huissiers de justice in 2,047 chambers.
See also
External links
- [International Union of Judicial Officers]
- () [Huissiers de Justice] (in France)
- [National Association of Belgian Sheriff Officers]
- () [Koninklijke Beroepsorganisatie van Gerechtsdeurwaarders]
- () [la Chambre des huissiers de justice du Québec]
- Note 1: [(pdf)] Handbook of the Hague Service Convention — explains the difference between signification and notification in legal systems based on the Napoleonic Code
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