Candidate declarations must be handed in against a receipt, or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, no later than one month before the opening date of the ballot, to the president of the Conseil national des courtiers de marchandises assermentés (National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers).
No later than fifteen days before the opening date of the ballot, the President of the National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers shall send to each voter and for each candidate a ballot paper including the surname and first name of the candidate and a proxy voting form.