The Conseil des maisons de vente is financed by the payment of professional fees paid by the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and based on the amount of gross fees received during the previous year for sales organised or carried out on national territory. The amount of these contributions is set every three years by order of the Minister of Justice, after consulting the Conseil des Maisons de Vente and the professional organisations representing the persons mentioned in I and II above.
The Council appoints an auditor and, when the conditions defined in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 823-1 are met, an alternate statutory auditor. It is subject to audit by the Cour des Comptes.