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Article L131-23 of the French Commercial code

If, within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal, there is no sworn broker specialising in a given category of goods, or if this broker refuses, the court may appoint a broker in the speciality in question who is sworn to another Court of Appeal, or a sworn goods broker practising another professional speciality within its jurisdiction.

Outwith cases of designation by the court, the sworn goods broker is competent throughout the national territory in the branch of activity corresponding to his professional speciality as it appears on the lists provided for in article L. 131-12.

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Article L131-23
Si, dans le ressort de la cour d’appel, il n’existe pas de courtier assermenté spécialisé dans une catégorie de marchandises donnée ou si ce courtier se récuse, le tribunal peut désigner un courtier de la spécialité considérée assermenté auprès d’une autre cour d’appel ou un courtier de marchandises assermenté exerçant dans son ressort une autre spécialité professionnelle.


Hors les cas de désignation par le tribunal, le courtier de marchandises assermenté est compétent sur l’ensemble du territoire national dans la branche d’activité correspondant à sa spécialité professionnelle telle qu’elle figure sur les listes prévues à l’article L. 131-12.

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