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Article A444-108 of the French Commercial code

The lease, transfer, exploitation or sale of mines and quarries (number 84 of table 5) give rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the stipulated price or, failing that, to the valuation given in the deed of the materials to be extracted or the areas to be exploited, when the royalty is fixed by volume or weight of extraction or by area exploited, according to the following scale:

Base scales Rate applicable
0 to €6,500 3.870%
From €6,500 to €17,000 1.596%
From €17,000 to €60,000 1.064%
Over €60,000 0.799%
Original in French 🇫🇷
Article A444-108

Le bail, la cession, l’exploitation ou la vente de mines et carrières (numéro 84 du tableau 5) donnent lieu à la perception d’un émolument proportionnel au prix stipulé ou, à défaut, à l’évaluation donnée à l’acte des matières qui seront extraites ou des superficies qui seront exploitées, lorsque la redevance est fixée par volume ou poids d’extraction ou encore par superficie exploitée, selon le barème suivant :

Tranches d’assiette
Taux applicable

De 0 à 6 500 €

3,870 %

De 6 500 € à 17 000 €

1,596 %

De 17 000 € à 60 000 €

1,064 %

Plus de 60 000 €

0,799 %

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