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Article A444-178 of the French Commercial code

In matters of succession, the acts and formalities relating to affirmation under oath give rise to the collection of the fees provided for in the table below:

Description of service Fee
a) Drafting 75.46 €
Application for the issue of:

b) an heir’s certificate or an executor’s certificate

d) of the dispatch in possession

Base brackets Rate applicable
0 to €1,067 0.706%
From €1,068 to €2,134 0.471%
From €2,135 to €3,963 0.236%
From €3,964 to €9,146 0.118%
More than €9,146 0.059%
Original in French 🇫🇷
Article A444-178

En matière de succession, les actes et formalités afférents à l’affirmation sous foi de serment donnent lieu à la perception des émoluments prévus par le tableau ci-après :


Désignation de la prestation

Émolument

a) Rédaction

75,46 €

Requête en délivrance :


b) du certificat d’héritier ou d’un certificat d’exécuteur testamentaire


c) du certificat d’héritier restreint


d) de l’envoi en possession


Tranches d’assiette

Taux applicable

De 0 à 1 067 €

0,706 %

De 1 068 € à 2 134 €

0,471 %

De 2 135 € à 3 963 €

0,236 %

De 3 964 € à 9 146 €

0,118 %

Plus de 9 146 €

0,059 %

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