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Article A321-5 of the French Commercial code

November 4, 2023

The aptitude test provided for in article R. 321-19 takes place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests are set, after consultation with the Chambre nationale des commissaires-priseurs judiciaires and the Conseil national des courtiers de marchandises assermentés, by the Conseil des maisons de vente, which ensures sufficient publicity at least two months before the date of the first test, in particular by insertions in…

Article A321-6 of the French Commercial code

November 4, 2023

Applications shall be sent to the Conseil des Maisons de Vente by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other equivalent means, no later than one month before the date of the first test of the session. The application file shall include, with, if applicable, their translation into French, the following documents: 1° A request from the candidate, drawn up on the model shown in Appendix 3-2-3 to…

Article A321-7 of the French Commercial code

November 4, 2023

The Conseil des maisons de vente shall draw up the list of candidates admitted to sit the qualifying examination tests three weeks before the date of the first test of each session. Individual invitations mentioning the day, time and place of the tests are sent to each candidate at least fifteen days in advance.

Article A321-8 of the French Commercial code

November 4, 2023

The examination tests are oral and take place in public session. The Conseil des Maisons de Vente provides the secretariat for the jury. The examination, the syllabus of which is set out in Appendix 3-3 to this book, comprises four examinations dealing respectively with: 1° Legal subjects, professional regulations and ethics, as well as economic and accounting subjects; the mark is assigned a coefficient of 3; 2° Knowledge of the…

Article A321-9 of the French Commercial code

November 4, 2023

Admission is pronounced by the jury if the average of the marks obtained by the candidate is equal to or higher than 10 out of 20. At the end of the tests, the jury draws up the list of candidates declared admitted, which is displayed on the premises of the conseil des maisons de vente, the Chambre nationale des commissaires-priseurs judiciaires and the Conseil national des courtiers de marchandises assermentés…

Article A321-10 of the French Commercial code

November 4, 2023

The examination for access to the traineeship provided for in 4° of article R. 321-18 and articles R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 shall take place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests are set, after consultation with the Chambre nationale des commissaires-priseurs judiciaires and the Conseil national des courtiers de marchandises assermentés, by the conseil des maisons de vente, which ensures sufficient publicity at least…

Article A321-11 of the French Commercial code

November 4, 2023

Applications shall be sent to the Conseil des Maisons de Vente by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other equivalent means, no later than one month before the date of the first test of the session. The application file shall include, with, if applicable, their translation into French, the following documents: 1° A request from the interested party drawn up on the model shown in the annexe…

Article A321-12 of the French Commercial code

November 4, 2023

The Sales House Council will draw up the list of candidates admitted to sit the traineeship entrance examination tests three weeks before the date of the first test of each session. Individual invitations mentioning the day, time and place of the tests are sent to each candidate at least fifteen days in advance.

Article A321-13 of the French Commercial code

November 4, 2023

The examination shall comprise written eligibility tests and oral admission tests based on the syllabus set out in Appendix 3-4 to this book. The Conseil des maisons de vente provides the secretariat for the jury.

Article A321-14 of the French Commercial code

November 4, 2023

The written eligibility tests comprise: 1° A theoretical test lasting four hours on legal subjects, related to the activities of public sales of furniture, the mark for which is assigned a coefficient of 3; 2° A theoretical test lasting four hours on knowledge of the arts and techniques, the mark for which is assigned a coefficient of 3.

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Article A321-5 of the French Commercial code

Article A321-6 of the French Commercial code

Article A321-7 of the French Commercial code

Article A321-8 of the French Commercial code

Article A321-9 of the French Commercial code

Article A321-10 of the French Commercial code

Article A321-11 of the French Commercial code

Article A321-12 of the French Commercial code

Article A321-13 of the French Commercial code

Article A321-14 of the French Commercial code

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