True! Even conventional aircraft during flare being speed stable pitch down towards the in trim speed more so when the thrust is reduced. In Airbus, being flight path it doesn't happen also In airbus stick out of neutral is g command causes continuous pitch up so pilot will have to neutralize the stick after every aft movement. The flare mode causes artificial pitch down so that during flare and touch down stick can be kept out of neutral as required. It's called the flare mode. Since this mode cannot be effected with certain failures the aircraft is put in direct law to turn it into a conventional aircraft behavior.