The operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction mentioned in Article L. 321-4 and the public or ministerial officers competent to carry out judicial and voluntary sales, as well as the experts who assist them in the description, presentation and valuation of goods, incur liability during or on the occasion of auctions and sales of furniture by public auction, in accordance with the rules applicable to such sales.
Clauses intended to exclude or limit their liability are prohibited and deemed unwritten.
Civil liability actions brought in connection with auctions and voluntary and judicial sales of furniture by public auction are time-barred after five years from the auction or the auction. Mention of this limitation period must be made in the advertising provided for in article L. 321-11.