Paragraph 1: Declaration

Operators, whether legal entities or individuals, organising and carrying out voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, including by electronic means, shall declare their activities to the Conseil des maisons de vente by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any dematerialised means, provided that the person making the declaration can be duly identified. The declaration shall be accompanied by the following supporting documents: I.-For natural persons: 1° A…

Operators of voluntary sales by public auction shall declare to the Conseil des maisons de vente, within thirty days of the date on which they occur, any changes in fact or in law likely to affect their ability to carry out the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, in particular their temporary or definitive cessation of activity as well as any change in the situation declared pursuant…

Each year, at the request of the Conseil des maisons de vente, within thirty days of the expiry of the previous guarantee, operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction shall send the Conseil des maisons de vente proof of renewal of the insurance covering their professional liability and of the insurance or surety guaranteeing the representation of funds held on behalf of others. The guarantor or insurer shall…

The registrar responsible for keeping the trade and companies register notifies the Conseil des maisons de vente of the striking off of a manager of the operator when this has been ordered after the updating of the criminal record has revealed the existence of a ban on trading or managing.