The civil judgment can be applied for compulsory execution as soon as 15 days after it comes down. If neither party has filed an appeal within 15 days from the date of service of the civil judgment, the civil judgment shall be effective. An application for compulsory execution may be filed with the court within two years from the 16th day.
 [Legal Basis]
 In Article 164 of the Civil Procedure Law, if a party refuses to accept a judgment of first instance of a local people's court, he has the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level within 15 days from the date of service of the written judgment.
 If a party refuses to accept an order of first instance made by a local people's court, he shall have the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level within ten days of the service of the written order.
 In Article 239 of the Civil Procedure Law, the period for applying for enforcement is two years. The provisions of the law on the suspension and interruption of the limitation of action shall apply to the suspension and interruption of the time limit for applying for enforcement. The period specified in the preceding paragraph shall be counted from the last day of the period of performance specified in the legal document;
 If the legal document stipulates that the performance shall be carried out by stages, it shall be calculated from the last day of each performance period specified; If a legal document does not specify a period of performance, it shall be calculated from the date when the legal document comes into force.