For the application of the first paragraph of article L. 321-19, operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction declare to the Conseil des maisons de vente, each year before 31 March, the gross fees received during the previous year for sales organised on national territory. These declarations shall be accompanied by supporting documents.
When an operator of voluntary sales by public auction has been in business for less than a year, the contribution is calculated on the basis of the gross fees that it expects to make or receive during the first year of business. The amount of the forecast gross fees is declared under the conditions set out in the previous paragraph.