Injunction to make
Verified 13 March 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Despite your reminders, you can not get from the merchant, craftsman or service provider who has committed the delivery of your order, carry out work...? With the injunction procedure, you can apply to the judge for force this professional to fulfill its obligation. We present you the information to know.
For a request in injunction to make, you must verify that the 3 conditions the following are completed:
- The contract was concluded between persons who did not all have the status of merchant
- The amount of the dispute (the price of the undelivered product, for example) does not exceed €10,000
- The time limit for action (limitation period) is not exceeded: 5 years or less (to be checked according to the contract).
Please note
Attempted conciliation is not mandatory, but is recommended. You can offer it to your opponent by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt or with the help of a conciliator of justice.
The request can be made on free paper or by filling in the cerfa form n°11723 :
Application for an injunction to make to the judicial court (including the local court)
Warning
You must attach to your request a tax stamp of 50 €, unless you are a beneficiary of legal aid.
You must specify the exact nature of the obligation claimed (delivery of the goods, performance of works ...) and indicate the amount of damages requested in case of non-performance.
You must accompany the request for all supporting documents : invoice, order form, quote, photos, reminder letter... You must attach enough elements because the judge decides without a hearing, based on the only elements you have communicated.
The application shall be rejected if it is not accompanied by supporting documents.
Your request must be filed or sent to graft the court of justice or the local court.
The competent court is the from your opponent's home or the of the place of performance of the contract (your accommodation in case of unfinished work for example).
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As soon as your application for an injunction to make is registered by the court registry, the prescription is interrupted.
At first, there is no hearing.
You have to pay a fiscal stamp from €50 to initiate the procedure, unless you are a beneficiary of legal aid.
The judge may accept or reject the application for an injunction to make.
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Acceptance
If the judge considers your request justified, he an injunction to make.
The fixed order the purpose of the obligation (delivery of the goods ordered...), the time limit and the conditions ofexecution of the injunction to do.
It also sets the place, day and time of the hearing in case your opponent doesn't execute the order for an injunction to do.
The prescription is notified to the parties (you and your opponent), by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. This notification sets the deadline for your opponent to execute the decision.
The application and the order for an injunction to make shall be kept at the Registry. The documents produced in support of your request will be returned to you later.
Rejection
If the judge considers that your request is not justified (no contract between the parties, limitation period exceeded...) or that it is not competent, it makes an order of rejection.
There's no no recourse to challenge that rejection decision.
The request and the documents produced are returned to you.
If you feel that your request is justified despite everything, you can then refer the matter to the judicial court or the local court.
The injunction order may be executed or not be executed by the opponent.
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Order Enforced
If your opponent fulfills his obligation within the time limit set by the order, you must inform the graft of the court who issued the order.
In this case, the hearing referred to in the decision does not take place.
Order not enforced
If your opponent does not execute the decision or only partially executes it, you must report to the date of the court hearing indicated on the order for injunction to do.
After an attempt to reconcile the parties, the court shall consider the initial application and other applications which may be added as damages and interest, a on-call duty.
You can defend yourself, whether you are applicant or defendant. You may also be assisted or represented by the following persons:
- Spouse or spouse, cohabiting partner, partner of Civil partnerships: titleContent
- Father or mother
- Child
- Brother or sister
- Nephew or niece
- Aunt or uncle
- Person attached to your service or company (e.g. company lawyer or domestic worker)
If you wish to be represented at the hearing by one of these persons, you must give them a power special.
This authority is a written document that allows the designated person (agent) to appear at the hearing and speak for and on behalf of you (principal).
You can use a model of legal representation:
The representative designated by the authority must be major. He must appear at the hearing with the power and copies of its identity document and yours.
If you wish to be represented by a lawyer, you do not need to give him special power.
The decision of the court may be the subject of appeal depending on the value of the dispute.
The plaintiff or defendant may challenge the decision. It depends on the total amount of the dispute:
- If the case involves a sum less than €5,000, you can form a appeal in cassation in the 2 months delay.
- If the case involves more than €5,000 , you can challenge the judgment by making call in the delay of 1 month. The lawyer is mandatory.
The time limit for bringing an action shall begin to run from notification the decision of the court registry.
If you do not have enough income to pay the lawyer's fees, you can apply for legal aid.
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