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Article L131-31 of the French Commercial code

Brokerage fees for public sales and the amount of fees payable to a sworn goods broker for the valuation of goods deposited in a general shop are set in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for Trade.

However, in the case of judicial or forced public auction sales, the remuneration of sworn goods brokers is set by applying the tariff of judicial auctioneers.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L131-31
Les droits de courtage pour les ventes publiques ainsi que le montant des vacations dues au courtier de marchandises assermenté pour l’estimation des marchandises déposées dans un magasin général sont fixés dans les conditions prévues par arrêté du ministre chargé du commerce.


Toutefois, en cas de ventes aux enchères publiques judiciaires ou forcées, la rémunération des courtiers de marchandises assermentés est fixée par application du tarif des commissaires-priseurs judiciaires.

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