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Article 1912 of the French General Tax Code

1. The costs of proceedings charged to debtors in respect of products recovered by the public accountant responsible for recovery are calculated by applying a percentage that may not exceed 5% of the total amount of the debts for which payment is claimed from them, up to a limit of €500. A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall set the applicable rate of costs for each category of document and the procedures for applying this paragraph.

The ancillary costs of proceedings are set by decree.

2. These costs are recovered by the public accountant responsible for recovering the products mentioned in 1.

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Article 1912

1. Les frais de poursuites mis à la charge des redevables au titre des produits recouvrés par le comptable public chargé du recouvrement sont calculés par application d’un pourcentage qui ne peut excéder 5 % du montant total des créances dont le paiement leur est réclamé, dans la limite de 500 €. Un décret en Conseil d’Etat fixe, pour chaque catégorie d’acte, le tarif des frais applicables et les modalités d’application du présent alinéa.


Les frais accessoires aux poursuites sont fixés par décret.


2. Ces frais sont recouvrés par le comptable public chargé du recouvrement des produits mentionnés au 1.

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