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Article R321-31-2 of the French Commercial code

The persons designated in article L. 321-4-1 shall declare, no later than 31 January of each calendar year, to the Conseil des maisons de vente, the conditions under which they have fulfilled their obligation to undergo continuing education during the previous year. This declaration must be accompanied by the supporting documents required to verify compliance with this obligation. The Conseil des maisons de vente monitors compliance with this obligation. The…

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Article R321-31-3 of the French Commercial code

The Conseil des maisons de vente may receive, by virtue of agreements, sums from payments made by operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction under article 14 of the aforementioned law of 16 July 1971. These sums may only be allocated to continuing education initiatives for the persons designated in article L. 321-4-1 and auction house employees.

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Article R321-32 of the French Commercial code

The Conseil des maisons de vente provided for in article L. 321-7 shall be informed by any means that confers a date certain on its receipt, at least eight days before the date on which the furniture offered for sale is to be displayed or the planned sale is to take place. .

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Article R321-33 of the French Commercial code

I.-The advertisement provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 321-11 shall specify at least the date and place of the planned sale, the name of the voluntary sales operator and the date of its declaration to the Conseil des Maisons de Vente, the name of the authorised person conducting the sale and, where applicable, the number of the declaration made pursuant to Article L. 321-24. It must also…

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Article R321-34 of the French Commercial code

At the close of a public auction conducted remotely by electronic means, the organising company shall ensure that the public is informed online of the description of the goods awarded, their hammer price and the day and time of the close of the sale of each of them.

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Article R321-35-1 of the French Commercial code

I.-The administrative authority referred to in the seventh paragraph of Article L. 321-3 is within their respective remits, the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the Head of the National Investigations Department of the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment, the Director of the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations, or their…

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Article R321-36 of the French Commercial code

The college of the Conseil des maisons de vente is made up of five qualified individuals appointed under the conditions provided for in Article L. 321-21 and six representatives of the profession elected under the conditions defined in this paragraph. The composition of the Conseil des maisons de vente is intended to ensure balanced representation of the distribution between women and men.

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Article R321-36-1 of the French Commercial code

The natural person operators designated in I of Article L. 321-4 as well as the natural persons who are directors, partners or employees of a legal entity operator and who are authorised to conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction are eligible to vote and to stand for election. In all cases, these persons must be up to date with their administrative obligations towards the Conseil des maisons de…

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