Article 297 of Code of Civil Procedure

A creditor whose right is established and due for performance may, even before bringing the substantive action, request the Director of the Enforcement Department or a deputy of the court designated by the General Assembly of the Court of First Instance 1( Added pursuant to Decree-Law No. 59 of 2025 2( Added pursuant to Decree-Law No. 59 of 2025 3( Added pursuant to Decree-Law No. 59 of 2025 to issue an order prohibiting the debtor from travelling and provisionally assessing the debt if its amount is not specified. The order shall be issued upon a petition submitted by the interested party to the Enforcement Department if there are serious grounds giving rise to a belief in the debtor's decision against paying the debt despite his proven ability to pay. Before issuing the order, the issuer may conduct a summary inquiry if the documents supporting the application are insufficient for him. The issuance of a travel prohibition order shall not prejudice the administration's power to terminate the foreign debtor's residence or order him to leave the country if the public interest so requires. The travel prohibition order must be served on the person against whom it was issued within two weeks from the date of its issuance. A grievance against it shall be subject to the provisions prescribed in the third paragraph of Article 293. The Director of the Enforcement Department may approve the debtor's travel because of illness affecting him, one of his first-degree ascendants or descendants, or his wife, provided that the application is accompanied by a medical certificate from an official body stating the need for treatment abroad and the impossibility of treatment within the country, while the travel prohibition order remains in force. )1(