Notice of attachment to a debt due to a judicial claim

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1. Does your national system admit such restriction?

Yes, when the particular property is registered in the Land Registry we put down a note regarding such warrant of seizure

2. In your system, once registered this restriction, does it block or freeze subsequent registrations (mostly the ones promoted by the owner of the property) until being removed?

Once registered this restriction, the effect is to block or freeze subsequent registrations, apart from implying a warning to third parties.

3. In your system, in principle, will the registration of this restriction be temporary (under a deadline) or indefinitely (it will be in force until being removed)?

Indefinetley, unless there is a counter warrant of seizure or order from court

4. Indicate the national legal sources about this judicial restriction

There is no legal basis, it is more procedure

5. Please, give us an idea about the characteristics of the registration of this restriction in your system

A remark is put down in our system regarding who is making the warrant and who is being the subject of such warrant. Such remark will only be removed if there is a counter warrant or there is an order from court. Until this is removed, no registrations are allowed.

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