The Conseil des maisons de vente will issue a reasoned decision at the latest within three months of the presentation of the complete file by the interested party.
The decision is notified by any means that confers a date of receipt. The notification shall indicate the time limit and procedures for appealing against the decision.
The Board’s decision may be appealed.
The Council’s decision may be appealed under the conditions laid down in articles R. 321-50 to R. 321-55.
The decision specifies the scope of professional activities open to the applicant.
It also specifies whether the applicant must undergo the aptitude test provided for in II of article L. 321-28-1 and, if so, includes the following information:
1° The level of professional qualification required in France to carry out the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction and the level of professional qualification held by the applicant in accordance with the classification set out in Article 11 of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 as amended on the recognition of professional qualifications;
2° The substantial differences between these two levels of qualification and the reasons why these differences cannot be made up by knowledge acquired through professional experience or lifelong learning which has been duly validated for this purpose by a competent body;
The subject or subjects in which the professional qualification is to be acquired and the reasons why this knowledge cannot be made up by knowledge acquired through professional experience or lifelong learning which has been duly validated for this purpose by a competent body;
The subject or subjects in which the professional qualification is to be obtained
3° The subject or subjects on which the applicant will be tested in the light of his or her initial training and professional experience.