Auction: Advertisement
The auctioneer must notify each auction at least two weeks before the planned auction date. The notification must be submitted to the competent public order office in whose district the auction is to take place and to the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The notification must be made in writing or electronically and contain details of the exact location, time and type of goods to be auctioned.
In exceptional cases, particularly in the case of perishable auction goods, the authority may shorten the two-week notice period upon request.
No notification is required for the auctioning of agricultural inventory, agricultural and forestry products or livestock.
Only used goods may be auctioned. Exceptions are new goods or consumer goods that are sold from an estate, an insolvency estate, by way of business closure or at public auctions on the basis of statutory regulations.
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the district or the independent city in whose district the activity is to be carried out or discontinuedThe responsibility lies with the district or the independent city in whose district the activity is to be carried out or discontinued
Requirements
Valid license to operate as an auctioneer
For online application: registration/login via BundID
Which documents are required?
- Identity card or passport, if applicable
- Auctioneer's license
- written notification which must state
- Place and time of the auction and
- the type of goods to be auctioned
- For the auctioning of goods,
- which belong to an estate or an insolvency estate or
- are sold due to the closure of a business or
- are sold by public auction on the basis of statutory provisions (Section 383 (3) of the German Civil Code (BGB)) and
- are offered in open sales outlets and which are unused or whose intended use consists in their consumption,
the following additional information is required:
- the reason for the auction and
- the name and address of the client
What are the fees?
Fees may be incurred in accordance with Annex 1 to Section 1 (1) of the General Fee Regulations of the State of Lower Saxony (AllGO).
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Notification Period: 2 Weeks
What else should I know?
Subsequent registration of individual auction items is possible if the requirements of Section 3 (2a) of the Auctioneers Ordinance (VerstV) are met.
A new auction may only be started at the location of the previous auction if the previous auction ended at least 5 days ago. An auction may not exceed a duration of 6 days. In individual cases, the competent authority may grant exceptions to the above time limits in accordance with Section 3 (3) VerstV.
