Section 1: Registration of sworn freight brokers on the list of the Court of Appeal

The application for registration on the list of sworn goods brokers is submitted to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the applicant has his residence or, in the case of a legal entity, his registered office, a branch or an establishment related to his speciality. The application must be accompanied by all relevant details, in particular the professional speciality or specialities for which registration is…

The public prosecutor examines the application for registration. He checks that the applicant meets the required conditions and gathers all information on the merits of the application. He forwards the application to the Conseil national des courtiers de marchandises assermentés for its opinion by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. If, forty-five days after the matter has been referred to it, the Council has not sent its opinion to the…

The Court of Appeal decides on the application for registration at the general meeting of sitting magistrates.

Within fifteen days of the candidate’s registration on the list of sworn goods brokers, the candidate is required to take an oath before this court, in the following terms: “I swear that I will loyally carry out my duties with honour and probity and that I will observe in everything the duties they impose on me. “ In the case of a legal entity, the oath is taken by its…

The procedure set out in articles R. 131-1 to R. 131-4 is applicable in the event of the modification or addition of a professional speciality as well as in the event of an application for inclusion on the list of another court of appeal. The Attorney General shall be notified of any substantial change in the data provided at the time of the application for registration.

Honorary membership may be conferred on a sworn broker who has retired by resignation after twenty years of practising the profession. The decision is taken in the forms and according to the procedures provided for by articles R. 131-2 and R. 131-3.