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Article L131-29 of the French Commercial code

Sworn merchandise brokers may be appointed to conduct the following public sales:

<1° Auctions of wholesale goods that have been subject to administrative or judicial seizure;

2° Auctions of retail goods ordered by court decision, in the absence of a judicial auctioneer;

3° Sales of goods pursuant to Article L. 342-11 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code;

4° Auctions in places used for the dispatch or wholesale of foodstuffs and products from agriculture and fishing.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L131-29
Les courtiers de marchandises assermentés peuvent être désignés pour procéder aux ventes publiques suivantes :


1° Ventes aux enchères de marchandises en gros ayant fait l’objet d’une saisie administrative ou judiciaire ;


2° Ventes aux enchères de marchandises au détail ordonnées par décision de justice, à défaut de commissaire-priseur judiciaire ;


3° Ventes de marchandises en application de l’article L. 342-11 du code rural et de la pêche maritime ;


4° Ventes aux enchères dans les lieux affectés à l’expédition ou à la vente en gros des denrées et produits provenant de l’agriculture et de la pêche.

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