With the exception of disputes relating to voluntary sales by public auction of wholesale goods, which are brought before the commercial courts, the civil courts alone have jurisdiction to hear legal actions relating to sales activities in which an operator of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction mentioned in Article L. 321-4. Any clause to the contrary is deemed unwritten. Nevertheless, if the operator is a legal entity, the partners may agree, in the articles of association, to submit to arbitrators any disputes arising between them or between voluntary sales operators as a result of their activity.
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