Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship.

Those who meet the conditions set out in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 321-18 are eligible to sit the examination for admission to the training course mentioned in 4° of that article. .

The possession of the national law degree provided for in 3° of article R. 321-18 :

The examination for access to the traineeship is held at least once a year. The conditions of organisation, the programme and the procedures for the examination, which includes written and oral tests covering artistic, legal, economic and accounting subjects as well as English and, as an option, another modern foreign language (1), are set by order of the Minister of Justice, after consultation with the Conseil des maisons de vente…

The examination for admission to the traineeship is administered by a jury presided over by a magistrate from the judiciary. This jury is also composed of a professor of art history in higher education in active service, a heritage curator (specialising in museums), a sworn goods broker and three persons authorised to manage voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

The chairman and members of the jury may not serve for more than three consecutive years. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote.