BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

The representative bodies mentioned in 2° of Article L. 444-5 are the Chambre nationale des commissaires de justice, the Conseil national des greffiers de tribunaux de commerce, the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, the Conseil supérieur du notariat and the Conseil national des barreaux.

The statistical information that may be collected pursuant to 2° of Article L. 444-5 are, for each calendar year, in particular an estimate : 1° Of the total sums invested necessary for the acquisition of offices, studies or firms, of their breakdown by deciles, and of the average value of the sum invested for the acquisition of an office or study ; 2° Of the total sums other than those…

The statistical information mentioned in article R. 444-18 are estimated at national level and, for those mentioned in 1°, 2°, 5° and 10° of this article, at regional and departmental level, for each calendar year.

I.-Pursuant to 1° of Article L. 444-5, practising professionals on 1 January of the calendar year shall provide the Ministers of Justice and the Economy, for the purposes of statistical verification, with their surnames, first names, dates of birth and functions within the office or firm, as well as the company name, SIREN number, address and date of creation of this office or firm. II.-For the purposes of collecting the…

The information and data provided for in articles R. 444-18 to R. 444-20 are collected from the professionals mentioned in article L. 444-1 by the national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444-17, which transmit them annually, either by secure electronic communication or by any other appropriate means, to the authorities mentioned in Article L. 444-5 by the national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444-17, in accordance with the…