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Key Facts: Commissaire de Justice CI Exam

Loi n° 2018-974

Statute of 27 December 2018 creating the unified profession of Commissaire de Justice

Journal Officiel de la République de Côte d'Ivoire

Every 2 years

Frequency of the professional competition, held in the second quarter

Article 10, Décret n° 2019-567 du 26 juin 2019

4 written papers

Common admissibility papers totalling 13 hours

Arrêté n° 1260/MJDH/CAP du 25 juin 2025

5/20

Mark at or below which a candidate is eliminated

Arrêté n° 1260/MJDH/CAP du 25 juin 2025

50,000 FCFA

Competition fee payable to the INFJ accounting agency

Arrêté n° 1260/MJDH/CAP du 25 juin 2025

2 years

Duration of the stage that follows success in the competition

Article 11, Décret n° 2019-567

500,000 francs

Bond (cautionnement) required before taking up the office

Décret n° 2019-567

25 stagiaires

Size of the 2025-2027 intake that started at the INFJ on 4 May 2026

Institut National de Formation Judiciaire

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1Under Article 33 of the OHADA Uniform Act Organizing Simplified Recovery Procedures and Measures of Execution (AUPSRVE), which of the following is recognized as an enforceable title (titre exécutoire) authorizing forced execution?

A.Notarial deeds bearing the executory formula (actes notariés revêtus de la formule exécutoire)

B.A private contract acknowledging debt (acte sous seing privé) without judicial homologation

C.A formal notice of default (mise en demeure) served by registered mail with postal return receipt

D.A certified accounting invoice approved and stamped by the debtor's statutory auditor

Explanation: Under Article 33 AUPSRVE, enforceable titles authorizing forced execution are exhaustively listed: judicial decisions having executory force, arbitral awards with exequatur, foreign judgments declared enforceable, conciliation agreements signed by the judge and parties, and authentic notarial instruments bearing the statutory executory formula (formule exécutoire).

2Under Loi n° 2018-974 du 27 décembre 2018, which two historical legal professions were merged into the single unified title of 'Commissaire de Justice' in Côte d'Ivoire?

A.Huissiers de Justice (bailiffs) and Commissaires-Priseurs (auctioneers)

B.Avocats (attorneys) and Notaires (notaries)

C.Magistrats (judges) and Greffiers en chef (chief court clerks)

D.Administrateurs judiciaires (judicial administrators) and Mandataires liquidateurs (liquidators)

Explanation: Loi n° 2018-974 modernized the judicial enforcement system in Côte d'Ivoire by merging the professions of Huissier de Justice and Commissaire-Priseur into the single ministerial officer status of Commissaire de Justice, authorized to perform both judicial enforcement/service of process and asset appraisal/public auctions.

3In a Saisie-Attribution de Créances under OHADA AUPSRVE, what is the mandatory statutory declaration that a garnishee bank (tiers saisi) must make immediately to the commissaire de justice upon service?

A.Disclose the exact extent of its obligations towards the debtor, including all accounts, credit balances, and any prior existing attachments or assignments

B.Confirm only whether the debtor holds an active account, reserving balance amounts for a subsequent written statement within 15 days

C.Transfer only the funds exceeding the debtor's unseizable minimum subsistence balance (solde bancaire insaisissable) directly to the creditor's bank account

D.Refuse disclosure by invoking general banking secrecy (secret bancaire) pending an express judicial waiver from the civil court

Explanation: Under Article 156 of the AUPSRVE, the garnishee (tiers saisi) is required to declare immediately to the seizing officer the nature and amount of all accounts held in the debtor's name, as well as any prior seizures, cessions, or attachments affecting those balances. Banking secrecy cannot be invoked against a seizing bailiff.

4What penalty does a garnishee bank face under Article 168 of the AUPSRVE if it makes an inaccurate, incomplete, or late declaration or refuses to declare without legitimate reason?

A.It can be held personally liable for the payment of the debt (condamnation aux causes de la saisie) and damages

B.An automatic criminal fine equal to double the debtor's unpaid principal amount assessed by the correctional court

C.A mandatory forfeiture of all interest claims against any borrower accounts held at the branch

D.The automatic invalidation of the seizure, releasing all debtor obligations towards the creditor

Explanation: Under Article 168 of the AUPSRVE, a tiers saisi who refuses to declare, delays declaration, or makes false or incomplete statements without a legitimate reason may be condemned by the execution judge to pay the full principal of the debt for which the seizure was practiced (condamnation aux causes de la saisie), plus damages to the creditor.

5In the drafting of an 'exploit d'huissier / commissaire de justice' (writ of service) under the Ivorian Code of Civil Procedure, which of the following mentions is mandatory on pain of nullity (à peine de nullité)?

A.The date (day, month, year), full name, residence, and signature of the commissaire de justice, and the recipient's identity

B.The certification of previous tax clearance (quitus fiscal) obtained by the applicant's counsel

C.The explicit written consent of the President of the Cour d'Appel authorizing service

D.The detailed bank account number and IBAN of the recipient's financial institution

Explanation: Under procedural rules governing exploits d'huissier in Côte d'Ivoire (CPCCA), the writ must state the exact date (year, month, day), the name and office address of the commissaire de justice, the full identity of the applicant (requérant), the identity of the person served, the modality of delivery, the cost of the act, and the signature of the officer, on pain of formal nullity.

6What is 'Signification à Parquet' in Ivorian civil procedure, and when is it lawfully utilized?

A.Service of an act to the office of the Procureur de la République when the recipient has no known domicile or residence in Côte d'Ivoire

B.Direct hand-delivery of a criminal summons inside the courtroom during a public hearing of the tribunal correctionnel

C.Service executed upon the Ministry of Justice for all claims exceeding 50,000,000 FCFA against private corporations

D.A discretionary notification procedure where the bailiff transmits copies simultaneously to all consular embassies in Abidjan

Explanation: Signification à parquet is a subsidiary method of service used when the commissaire de justice establishes through diligent search (procès-verbal de vaines recherches) that the addressee has no known residence, domicile, or elected address in Côte d'Ivoire. The act is delivered to the office of the Procureur de la République of the court of competent jurisdiction.

7Under the OHADA AUPSRVE, within what timeframe must a debtor contest a Saisie-Attribution de Créances before the Juge de l'Exécution (JEX)?

A.Within 1 month from the date the seizure was notified to them (dénonciation)

B.Within 8 days from the date the tiers saisi declared the account balances to the bailiff

C.Within 15 days following the expiration of the bank's statutory declaration window

D.Within 3 months from the date the creditor obtained the original enforceable title

Explanation: Under Article 169 of the AUPSRVE, any contestation against a saisie-attribution must be brought before the competent execution judge within one (1) month from the date the seizure was served on the debtor (dénonciation), on pain of forfeiture (à peine de forclusion).

8What is the legal effect of a debtor filing a timely contestation against a Saisie-Attribution de Créances before the JEX under OHADA law?

A.It suspends the payment of the seized funds by the garnishee bank to the creditor until a judicial ruling is delivered

B.It automatically releases the funds and transfers them back to the debtor immediately

C.It terminates the underlying debt permanently without any debt repayment

D.It allows the garnishee bank to immediately distribute the frozen funds pro-rata among all other bank clients

Explanation: Under Article 170 of the AUPSRVE, a timely contestation served on the tiers saisi suspends the obligation of the bank to pay the funds to the creditor until a decision is rendered by the execution judge, while the funds remain frozen in the account.

9What is a 'Constat d'Huissier / Commissaire de Justice' under Ivorian law?

A.An authentic procedural document in which the officer makes objective, purely factual findings of material circumstances without expressing legal opinions

B.A binding interlocutory injunction ordering the immediate cessation of commercial construction works

C.A formal written legal consultation advising the parties on liability and contract interpretation

D.An adversarial settlement protocol (procès-verbal de conciliation) extinguishing the underlying dispute

Explanation: A constat is an authentic instrument drawn up by a commissaire de justice containing strictly factual observations of physical situations, damages, electronic messages, or events (constat matériel, constat internet, constat d'affichage). The officer must remain an objective witness and cannot include legal consultations or fault determinations.

10What evidentiary value does a 'Procès-Verbal de Constat' drawn up by a Commissaire de Justice possess in Ivorian courts?

A.It has authentic evidentiary force (fait foi jusqu'à inscription de faux) regarding facts directly seen, heard, or verified personally by the officer

B.It constitutes simple rebuttable testimonial evidence (présomption simple) that can be contradicted by ordinary witness testimony

C.It binds the trial judge as an absolute irrebuttable presumption (présomption irréfragable) that cannot be challenged even by inscription de faux

D.It has evidentiary value only if counter-signed by two independent attorneys and homologated by the court within 15 days

Explanation: Because a commissaire de justice is a sworn public and ministerial officer, their formal findings of facts personally observed (constatations personnelles) carry authentic evidentiary weight (force probante jusqu'à inscription de faux), which can only be challenged through the formal forgery procedure (procédure d'inscription de faux).

About the Commissaire de Justice CI Exam

The concours professionnel de commissaire de justice is the statutory competition for entry to the profession of ministerial and public officer (officier ministériel et public) in Côte d'Ivoire. Governed by Loi n° 2018-974 du 27 décembre 2018 and Décret n° 2019-567 du 26 juin 2019, together with the OHADA Uniform Acts, commissaires de justice hold the monopoly over the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents (signification des actes), the enforcement of judgments and other enforceable titles (exécution forcée), conservatory seizures, factual findings (constats), and the valuation and public auction of tangible movable property. Any Ivorian aged at least 21 who holds a Maîtrise or Master 2 in law may sit the competition; no prior clerkship is required. Successful candidates complete a two-year stage — a first year of theoretical training at the Institut National de Formation Judiciaire followed by a year of practical placement in an office — before being appointed by arrêté of the Minister of Justice. The 2025-2027 intake of 25 stagiaires began its academic year at the INFJ on 4 May 2026. The official competition is conducted in French. This 100-question bank provides an English-language MCQ study adaptation.

Assessment

The concours professionnel de commissaire de justice is opened by arrêté of the Minister of Justice and, under Article 10 of Décret n° 2019-567 du 26 juin 2019, is held every two years in the second quarter. Loi n° 2018-974 du 27 décembre 2018 merged the professions of huissier de justice and commissaire-priseur into the single title of Commissaire de Justice, so candidates must master both judicial enforcement and public auctioning. The 2025 session (Arrêté n° 1260/MJDH/CAP du 25 juin 2025) set four common written admissibility papers: a 4-hour legal dissertation with coefficient 4 on a theme drawn by lot by the jury president (ethics and deontology, discipline, accounting, fees and emoluments, or general legal culture); a 2-hour paper on Ivorian judicial organisation with coefficient 2; a 3-hour practical case with coefficient 3 on drafting acts of a commissaire de justice; and a 4-hour case study with coefficient 4 on forced enforcement procedures and public auctions of movable property. Unannotated codes are permitted for the last paper. Admissible candidates then sit three 15-minute oral tests, each with coefficient 2, on the statute of the profession, on programme subjects not covered in writing, and an exposé or consultation drawn by lot with 30 minutes of preparation. Official examinations are sat in French. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation.

Time Limit

13 hours of written admissibility papers plus three 15-minute oral tests

Passing Score

Jury ranking on the aggregate of written and oral marks; any mark of 5/20 or below is eliminatory; written scripts are double-marked with a third marking when the two marks differ by more than 3 points

Exam Fee

50,000 FCFA competition fee payable to the INFJ, plus 5,000 FCFA pack, 2,500 FCFA photograph, and 25,000 FCFA medical examination (2025 session) (Ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l'Homme, with the INFJ handling registration, fees and training)

Commissaire de Justice CI Exam Content Outline

35% of our practice bank

OHADA Enforcement, Seizures and Public Auctions

Matches the 4-hour case-study paper: general principles of enforcement, conservatory and executory seizures, saisie immobilière, public auctions of movable property, and the practice of constats under the OHADA AUPSRVE.

30% of our practice bank

Civil Procedure, Service of Process and Act Drafting

Matches the 3-hour act-drafting paper: service of process (signification des actes / exploits), mandatory particulars and nullity grounds, procedural time limits, injonction de payer and injonction de délivrer, and the drafting of pleadings during proceedings.

20% of our practice bank

Professional Statute, Ethics and Accounts

Matches the 4-hour dissertation themes: ethics and deontology, discipline, accounting, and fees and emoluments of commissaires de justice under Loi n° 2018-974 du 27 décembre 2018 and Décret n° 2019-567 du 26 juin 2019.

15% of our practice bank

Ivorian Judicial Organisation

Matches the 2-hour judicial organisation paper: the structure and jurisdiction of Ivorian courts, the role of ministerial officers within the justice system, and the administration of greffes and parquets.

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Passing score: Jury ranking on the aggregate of written and oral marks; any mark of 5/20 or below is eliminatory; written scripts are double-marked with a third marking when the two marks differ by more than 3 points
Assessment: The concours professionnel de commissaire de justice is opened by arrêté of the Minister of Justice and, under Article 10 of Décret n° 2019-567 du 26 juin 2019, is held every two years in the second quarter. Loi n° 2018-974 du 27 décembre 2018 merged the professions of huissier de justice and commissaire-priseur into the single title of Commissaire de Justice, so candidates must master both judicial enforcement and public auctioning. The 2025 session (Arrêté n° 1260/MJDH/CAP du 25 juin 2025) set four common written admissibility papers: a 4-hour legal dissertation with coefficient 4 on a theme drawn by lot by the jury president (ethics and deontology, discipline, accounting, fees and emoluments, or general legal culture); a 2-hour paper on Ivorian judicial organisation with coefficient 2; a 3-hour practical case with coefficient 3 on drafting acts of a commissaire de justice; and a 4-hour case study with coefficient 4 on forced enforcement procedures and public auctions of movable property. Unannotated codes are permitted for the last paper. Admissible candidates then sit three 15-minute oral tests, each with coefficient 2, on the statute of the profession, on programme subjects not covered in writing, and an exposé or consultation drawn by lot with 30 minutes of preparation. Official examinations are sat in French. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation.
Time limit: 13 hours of written admissibility papers plus three 15-minute oral tests
Exam fee: 50,000 FCFA competition fee payable to the INFJ, plus 5,000 FCFA pack, 2,500 FCFA photograph, and 25,000 FCFA medical examination (2025 session)

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1Master the enforceable titles (titres exécutoires) listed in Article 33 AUPSRVE: judicial decisions carrying the executory formula, foreign judgments and arbitral awards with exequatur, notarial deeds bearing the executory formula, and minutes of conciliation signed by the judge and parties.

2Understand the mandatory particulars and nullity grounds for acts of service (exploits): identity of the parties, date, the officer's identity and signature, the recipient, and the cost of the act.

3Study the mechanics of the saisie-attribution de créances: third-party notification, the immediate attributive effect, the 8-day dénonciation to the debtor, and the 1-month contestation period before the Juge de l'Exécution.

4Work through the dissertation themes named in the opening arrêté — ethics and deontology, discipline, accounting, and fees and emoluments — because one of them is drawn by lot on the day of the paper.

5Review Ivorian judicial organisation as a standalone subject: it is a separate 2-hour paper, not simply background to the enforcement questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Commissaire de Justice in Côte d'Ivoire?

A Commissaire de Justice is a ministerial and public officer created by Loi n° 2018-974 du 27 décembre 2018, which merged the roles of Huissier de Justice and Commissaire-Priseur. They serve legal documents, enforce judgments, draw up factual findings, and conduct public auctions.

What are the prerequisites to sit the professional competition?

Candidates must hold Ivorian nationality, be at least 21 years old, hold a Maîtrise or Master 2 in law, enjoy their civil and civic rights, and produce a medical certificate. No prior clerkship in an office is required.

How often is the competition held?

Article 10 of Décret n° 2019-567 du 26 juin 2019 requires the competition to be organised every two years, during the second quarter of the year. The 2025 session was sat from 8 to 10 September 2025.

What happens after passing the competition?

Successful candidates are admitted to a two-year stage — a first year of theoretical training at the INFJ and a second year of practical placement — after which the Minister of Justice appoints them by arrêté and they must post a 500,000 FCFA bond.

What is the difference between a saisie-conservatoire and a saisie-attribution?

A saisie-conservatoire is a provisional measure that freezes assets to prevent debtor insolvency without transferring ownership, whereas a saisie-attribution is an executive measure that immediately transfers ownership of monetary claims to the creditor.

Is this practice test the official Commissaire de Justice exam?

No. The official competition is administered in French by the Ministry of Justice. This 100-question practice test is an English-language MCQ study adaptation.