Orders section

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…

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…

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.

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.

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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