Article 266 of Code of Civil Procedure

The Enforcement Department shall refer the enforcement file to the Court of First Instance immediately upon effecting the notices referred to in the preceding Article. The Registry shall announce the sale not more than thirty days and not less than fifteen days before the day fixed for it, by publication in the Official Gazette and one or more daily newspapers as the Sales Judge deems appropriate. Before announcing the sale, the Sales Judge shall appoint one or more experts to assess the property's price, or one or more specialized licensed brokers to offer the attached property for sale outside the court. Appointed experts or brokers shall be given a period not exceeding thirty days and not less than fifteen days from the date the Sales Judge assigns them their task. Bidding shall begin at the base price determined by the expert or broker, together with expenses. Law Index 662 Home Page Law of Procedure Decree-Law No. 38 of 1980 promulgating the Civil and Commercial Procedure Law