The competent authority may permit exceptions, in particular from the licensing requirement for the auctioneer trade, for the auctioning of perishable goods at special and annual markets within the meaning of Section 71b (2) sentence 2 of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (GewO).

• tax clearance certificate from the tax office
• Information from the central trade register
• Information on entries pursuant to Section 26 (2) of the German Insolvency Code (InsO) and Section 882b of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) in the debtor register of the competent local court

In the case of traders from another EU member state or an EEA member state, documents issued in the country of origin may be used to prove that the requirements regarding the trader's reliability and orderly financial circumstances are met.

The competent authority may request further documents.