I.-The rate of discount that may be granted by a professional pursuant to the first sentence of the last paragraph of article L. 444-2 may not exceed 20% of the amount of the fee fixed for a service relating to an asset or a right with a value exceeding a threshold defined by a joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Economy.
II.-The limit provided for in I is increased to 40% of the amount of the fee determined for the following services, relating to property or a right of a value greater than a threshold defined by a joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for the Economy:
1° When they relate to the transfer or financing of property or rights for non-residential use:
a) Services in the sub-category entitled: “Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land”, in Table 5 of Article Appendix 4-7;
b) Services listed in numbers 113 to 117 of the table referred to in a;
c) Real estate contribution transactions;
d) Merger-absorption transactions involving the transfer of real estate ownership;
e) Financing transactions with mortgage collateral.
2° Where they involve the transfer or financing of residential property or rights:
a) Transactions involving property or property rights covered by social housing legislation;
b) Transactions involving land or premises with the aim of developing the social housing stock.
3° When they relate to the transfer of company shares or units, or tangible or intangible real estate allocated to the operation of a business:
a) Free transfer transactions benefiting from the exemptions provided for in articles 787 B and 787 C of the General Tax Code.
III.-.When the service relates to a property or right for mixed use, the 40% limit provided for in II applies to the portion of the fee due in respect of this service for the part of the total surface area intended, according to the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of the same II, for non-residential use or for social residential use. In the case provided for in 3° of II, this limit applies to the portion of the fee corresponding solely to the units, shares, or property exempt from transfer duty.
IV.-Services carried out as part of a court mandate do not give rise to a discount.