The caisses de Crédit mutuel agricole et rural are governed by the rules set out in section 3, with the exception of the provisions specifically relating to the caisses de Crédit agricole mutuel subject to the provisions of article L. 512-35. Their central body is the Confédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel. They must belong to the Fédération du Crédit mutuel agricole et rural, which itself belongs to the Confédération nationale du crédit mutuel.