Auctioneer: Application for public appointment and swearing-in

As a particularly knowledgeable auctioneer, you can order and be sworn in publicly.

The order may be issued in general terms or limited to certain types of auctions, insofar as there is a need for auction services for these. It can also be limited in content, provided with a time limit and attached to conditions. The order is valid for the entire federal territory.

As a publicly appointed auctioneer, you are sworn to perform your duties conscientiously, without instructions and impartially.

To the trade authority of the independent city or district in which the auctioneer has his/her place of residence or business.

• Application

In addition to your application, you must submit the following documents:

• Identity card or passport
• Copies of certificates
• Proof of auctioneer's permit according to § 34b Abs.1 GewO
• Proof of special expertise (documentation of work carried out, e.g. expert opinions prepared, list of auctions carried out)
• Confirmation of proof of special expertise by a neutral and knowledgeable committee (e.g. IHK Bonn/Rhein-Sieg)
• Certificate from the competent tax office in tax matters
• Information from the debtor register of the local court in whose district the applicant had his residence or commercial establishment for the last 3 years
• Information from the enforcement portal of the district court Hünfeld
• Police clearance certificate
• Business registration

• the applicant is a natural person
• Existence of permission for auctions according to § 34b Abs. 1 Gewerbeordnung (GewO)
• in the case of general public appointment and swearing-in: special expertise (i.e. above-average expertise and experience in the valuation of movable objects of the normally equipped household, as they are typically handed over to pawn shops for the purpose of lending, such as carpets, furs, jewellery, furniture, art and household goods)
• in the case of public appointment and swearing-in for certain types of auctions: proof of special knowledge in the field for which the public appointment and swearing-in has been requested
• Knowledge of all relevant provisions of the Industrial Code, the Auctioneer Ordinance, the Commercial Code and the Civil Code concerning the competences, rights and obligations of an auctioneer
• Several years of professional experience as an auctioneer (conducting several auctions per year)
• They must have proven to be particularly trustworthy in several years of flawless exercise of the auctioneer business.
• There must not be the slightest objection to suitability as a publicly appointed and sworn auctioneer. They must guarantee the impartiality and independence as well as compliance with the obligations of a publicly appointed and sworn auctioneer and live in orderly economic circumstances.
• possibly: certain minimum age (may be determined by the authority).

You request your public order in writing, indicating whether you wish to be ordered in general or only for certain types of auctions, i.e. for a specific subject area.

The competent authority will check whether you meet the requirements on the basis of your information and the documents submitted.

Hint: In order to verify competence, the competent authority may obtain references, obtain documents on the auctions carried out and obtain opinions from third parties or a specialised body.

If you meet the requirements for the public order, you will be sworn in and receive an order certificate and the order notice.

EUR 306.00