Obowiązek zawiadamiania trzeciodłużnika o ukończeniu postępowania egzekucyjnego (art. 826 § 2 k.p.c.)

Since 1 September 2022, the content of art. 826 of the Civil Proceedings Code has changed. The regulation had remained unchanged since the effective date of the Civil Proceedings Code. In addition, almost identical content of that regulation was included in the Ordinance of the President of the Republic of Poland of 27 October 1932 – Law on Court Enforcement Proceedings. A change of the above-mentioned regulation results in imposing on a bailiff an obligation to immediately notify any third persons of annulling a seizure after a decision on discontinuation of enforcement proceedings becomes final. This study is an attempt at answering the following questions: does the extension of art. 826 of the Civil Proceedings Code impose new duties on bailiffs? What is the nature of activities of a bailiff taken under that regulation? When should a bailiff notify a debtor of an attached claim (by what deadline)? Keywords: discontinuation of enforcement proceedings, annulling an action, notification, debtor of an attached claim