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Article L321-28-1 of the French Commercial code

I.-The Conseil des maisons de vente grants partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of furniture by public auction when all the following conditions are met:

1° The professional is fully qualified to carry on in a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area the professional activity for which partial access is requested;

The differences between the professional activity for which partial access is requested and the professional activity for which partial access is requested are not such that the professional is not fully qualified to carry on the professional activity for which partial access is requested.
2° The differences between the professional activity legally pursued in the Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the activity of voluntary sale of furniture by public auction in France are so great that the application of compensatory measures would be tantamount to requiring the applicant to follow the full education and training programme required in France in order to have full access to the activity in France;

The professional activity for which partial access is sought
3° The professional activity for which access is sought can objectively be separated from other activities relating to the activity of voluntary sale of furniture by public auction in France.
In assessing whether the condition referred to in 3° of this I is met, the Conseil des Maisons de Vente shall take into account whether the professional activity for the exercise of which access is sought can or cannot be exercised independently in the State of origin.

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II -Unless the knowledge acquired by the applicant is such as to make such verification unnecessary, the applicant for an establishment in France may be required to undergo an aptitude test in the field of the activities that he is authorised to pursue.

III -Partial access may be granted to the applicant for access to the professional activity for which access is sought.
III-Partial access may be refused for overriding reasons in the general interest if such refusal is proportionate to the protection of that interest.

IV-The decision granting partial access may be appealed.
IV.-The decision granting partial access specifies the scope of the professional activities open to the applicant.

V.-The activities must be carried out in the public interest.
V.-The activities are pursued under the professional title of the country of origin used in the language or languages of that country. Professionals who have been granted partial access must clearly indicate to the recipients of the services the scope of the activities they are authorised to pursue.

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V.-Professionals who have been granted partial access must clearly indicate to the recipients of the services the scope of the activities they are authorised to pursue.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L321-28-1

I.-Le Conseil des maisons de vente accorde un accès partiel aux activités de vente volontaire de meubles aux enchères publiques lorsque toutes les conditions suivantes sont remplies :


1° Le professionnel est pleinement qualifié pour exercer dans un Etat membre de l’Union européenne ou partie à l’accord sur l’Espace économique européen l’activité professionnelle pour laquelle un accès partiel est sollicité ;


2° Les différences entre l’activité professionnelle légalement exercée dans l’Etat membre de l’Union européenne ou partie à l’accord sur l’Espace économique européen et l’activité de vente volontaire de meubles aux enchères publiques en France sont si importantes que l’application de mesures de compensation reviendrait à imposer au demandeur de suivre le programme complet d’enseignement et de formation requis en France pour avoir pleinement accès à l’activité en France ;


3° L’activité professionnelle pour l’exercice de laquelle un accès est sollicité peut objectivement être séparée d’autres activités relevant de l’activité de vente volontaire de meubles aux enchères publiques en France.


Pour apprécier si la condition mentionnée au 3° du présent I est remplie, le Conseil des maisons de vente tient compte du fait que l’activité professionnelle pour l’exercice de laquelle un accès est sollicité peut ou ne peut pas être exercée de manière autonome dans l’Etat d’origine.


II.-Sauf si les connaissances acquises par le demandeur sont de nature à rendre cette vérification inutile, le demandeur à un établissement en France peut être soumis à une épreuve d’aptitude dans le champ des activités qu’il est autorisé à exercer.


III.-L’accès partiel peut être refusé pour des raisons impérieuses d’intérêt général si ce refus est proportionné à la protection de cet intérêt.


IV.-La décision qui accorde l’accès partiel précise le champ des activités professionnelles ouvertes au demandeur.


V.-Les activités sont exercées sous le titre professionnel de l’Etat d’origine utilisé dans la ou les langues de cet Etat. Le professionnel qui bénéficie d’un accès partiel indique clairement aux destinataires des services le champ des activités qu’il est autorisé à exercer.

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