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# Public Procurement Pledge Notification in Tunisia: Bailiff Service & Legal Requirements

Complete guide on serving official notifications of public procurement pledges in Tunisia: bailiff service, enforceability against public accountants, and bank finance security.

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Public Procurement & PledgesSeptember 11, 2026Drafted under the supervision of the Bailiff's Office

## Public Procurement Pledge Notification in Tunisia: Bailiff Service & Legal Requirements

Complete guide on serving official notifications of public procurement pledges in Tunisia: bailiff service, enforceability against public accountants, and bank finance security.

[Maître Nabil Baffoun](/en/a-propos) · Judicial officer (huissier de justice) in Tunis since 1998

- Tunis Court of Appeal jurisdiction
- Former president of ISIE (elected 2019)
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General legal information guide based on Tunisian law (Organic Law No. 2018-9, CPCC, COC). Specific legal outcomes depend on individual case facts and contract terms.

## Direct Answer: What is public procurement pledge notification in Tunisia?

In Tunisia, when a government contractor pledges its public procurement receivables to a financial institution or commercial bank for credit financing, the security interest must be formally served upon the designated Public Accountant (Comptable Public) via an **official bailiff notification deed** along with the original unique copy (exemplaire unique). This requirement follows from Decree No. 2014-1039 of March 13, 2014 on public procurement, Articles 201 et seq. of the Code of Obligations and Contracts, and Article 13 of Organic Law No. 2018-9 of January 30, 2018, which reserves such formal notifications to the judicial bailiff (huissier de justice). Without this formal bailiff service, the pledge is legally unenforceable against the administration. The exemplaire unique carries an express mention that it is intended for the pledge, which prevents the same contract from being pledged twice. Once the Public Accountant has registered the pledge, payments under the contract can only be made to the pledgee bank.

**The procedure at a glance**

Step

Who

Legal basis

1. Check of the exemplaire unique (pledge eligibility mention)

Judicial bailiff

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2. Drafting of the notification deed (contract, pledgee bank, contractor, secured amount)

Judicial bailiff

Organic Law No. 2018-9 (Art. 13)

3. Service on the assigned Public Accountant, with the exemplaire unique

Judicial bailiff

Decree No. 2014-1039 of March 13, 2014; COC (Art. 201 et seq.)

4. Registration of the pledge

Public Accountant

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## Frequently Asked Legal Questions

Why is a judicial bailiff mandatory for public procurement pledge notification?
Under Tunisian law, receivable pledges are legally binding on public debt accounts only when officially served through authentic bailiff deed. Standard registered mail holds no enforceability value.
What is the 'exemplaire unique' in a public contract?
It is an exclusive official contract copy issued by public authority explicitly designated for pledge assignment to prevent fraudulent duplicate financing.

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