I. – For foreign issuers, the market on which the highest volume of securities is traded is determined on the basis of an annual average of the number of securities traded on 31 December of the previous year. The amount of the contribution referred to in IIa of Article L. 621-5-3 is set at 20,000 euros when the issuer’s market capitalisation is less than 2 billion euros and more than 1 billion euros, at 70,000 euros when the issuer’s market capitalisation is less than 5 billion euros and more than 2 billion euros, at 120,000 euros when the issuer’s market capitalisation is less than 10 billion euros and more than 5 billion euros, 240,000 euros when the issuer’s market capitalisation is less than 20 billion euros and more than 10 billion euros, 360,000 euros when the issuer’s market capitalisation is more than 20 billion euros and less than 50 billion euros, 460,000 euros when the issuer’s market capitalisation is more than 50 billion euros. The average market capitalisation referred to in IIa of the aforementioned article corresponds to the average capitalisation at 31 December of each of the last three years.
II. – The rate of the contribution due under II ter of Article L. 621-5-3 is set at 0.063 per thousand.