BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

The regulated fees applicable to the services of judicial commissioners, court-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents and notaries are governed by this Title. Also governed by this Title are the fees and emoluments of lawyers in matters of seizure of property, division, licitation and judicial securities mentioned in article 10 of law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions. Unless otherwise provided, when a professional mentioned in…

The tariffs mentioned in Article L. 444-1 take into account the relevant costs of the service provided and reasonable remuneration, defined on the basis of objective criteria. As an exception to the first paragraph of this article, provision may be made for equalisation of the tariffs applicable to all the services provided. This equalisation may, in particular, provide that the rates for services relating to goods or rights of a…

The tariff for each service is set jointly by the ministers of justice and the economy. This tariff is revised at least every five years.

Commissaires de justice, administrateurs judiciaires, mandataires judiciaires, the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 811-2 and in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 812-2, lawyers for the fees and emoluments mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 444-1 of this code and notaries display the fees they charge, in a visible and legible manner, in their place of practice and on their website, in…

The Ministers of Justice and the Economy, for the application of Article L. 444-3, and the Autorité de la concurrence, for the application of Articles L. 444-7 and L. 462-2-1, may collect: 1° Any useful data from the professionals mentioned in Article L. 444-1; 2° Statistical information defined by regulation, from bodies representing these professionals.

I. – The officers referred to in II of Article L. 450-1 investigate and record breaches of articles L. 444-4 and L. 444-5 under the conditions set out in articles L. 450-2 to L. 450-8. They may enjoin professionals and their representative bodies to comply with their obligations under the conditions set out in I of Article L. 470-1. II. – Failure to comply with Articles L. 444-4 and L….

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat, issued after obtaining the opinion of the Autorité de la concurrence, shall specify the terms and conditions for the application of this Title, in particular: 1° The terms and conditions under which the relevant costs and reasonable remuneration, referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 444-2, are assessed globally for all services subject to charges pursuant to Article L. 444-1; 2° The…