1. If both parties fail to appeal against the civil judgment within 15 days after the first-instance judgment is issued, the civil judgment has come into effect, and you can apply to the court for enforcement within 15 days after the judgment is issued;
2. If both parties or one party appeals against the civil judgment within 15 days after the first-instance judgment is issued, the court of second instance may apply to our court for enforcement after making the effective judgment.
3. Article 224 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that legally effective civil judgments and rulings, as well as the property part of criminal judgments and rulings, shall be executed by the people's court of first instance or the people's court of the place where the property is executed at the same level as the people's court of first instance.
The people's court shall, in accordance with legal procedures, use the state's coercive power, and specify specific implementation contents according to legally effective documents to force civil obligors to perform their obligations and ensure the realization of creditors' rights. The legally effective documents include, but are not limited to, civil judgments, rulings on the realization of security interests, rulings confirming mediation agreements, and payment orders.
Once it takes effect, the debtor shall perform it automatically. Refuses to perform, the creditor may apply to the people's court for compulsory execution. The right holder who files an application is called the applicant, and the person named to perform the obligation is called the person subjected to execution.
Baidu Encyclopedia People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law