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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-5

Investment service providers may, concurrently with commodity brokers, negotiate and broker sales or purchases of metallic materials. They alone have the right to determine the price.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-11

…n for a matter in which he had a personal interest, without informing the parties to whom he will have acted as intermediary, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros without prejudice to the parties' a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-3

Brokers of transport by land and water constituted in accordance with the law have alone, in the places where they are established, the right to broker transport by land and water. They may not combin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-2

Goods brokerage may be carried out by any trader.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-1

There are freight brokers, ship interpreters and ship drivers, land and water transport brokers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-17

…ude test is entrusted to the Conseil national des courtiers de marchandises assermentés, which receives the applications. A joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for Trade shall, whe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-16

…inister of Justice, in the case of the chairman, on the recommendation of the National Disciplinary Commission of Consular Magistrates, in the case of consular judges, and on the recommendation of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-15

The qualifying examination is held at least once a year. It is taken before a national selection board, which chooses the test subjects. The examining board is chaired by a senior or first-grade judic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article D131-14

The examination to qualify as a sworn goods broker comprises : 1° A written and practical test lasting three hours, during which the candidate draws up a certificate, report or any other written docum…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-17

…addition to the Prefect, the specialised committee responsible for integration through economic activity, known as the Conseil départemental de l'insertion par l'activité économique, comprises: 1° The…

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