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Article A444-1 of the French Commercial code

The services listed in Table 1 of Article Annexe 4-7 give rise to the collection of fees set in accordance with the respective provisions of sub-sections 1 and 2 of this section. Discounts on proportional fees are governed by sub-section 3 of this same section. The provisions of this section apply to judicial auctioneers and other public or ministerial officers selling movable property, in particular notaries and bailiffs who perform…

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Article A444-2 of the French Commercial code

The auction listed in number 1 of the table mentioned in Article A. 444-1 gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee: 1° In the event of judicial liquidation: to the realisation value of each item; 2° In all other cases, including in the event of judicial reorganisation: to the average between the going concern value and the realisation value; According to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable…

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Article A444-3 of the French Commercial code

The judicial sale by public auction of tangible or intangible movable property, listed in number 4 of the table mentioned in article A. 444-1, gives rise to the collection of a fee proportional to the proceeds of each lot, according to the following scale: Applicable rate a) Share payable by the vendor 4.96% b) Share payable by the buyer 11.90% Total 16.86% If the total chargeable to the sellers is,…

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Article A444-4 of the French Commercial code

Withdrawal of a lot, in the seller’s interest, appearing in number 5 of the table mentioned in article A. 444-1 gives rise to the collection of a fee, payable by the seller, proportional to the figure of the last bid made before the withdrawal, at a rate equal to one sixth of that appearing in the scale in article A. 444-3.

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Article A444-5 of the French Commercial code

A fee equal to 22.82 € per half-hour, each additional half-hour being due in full, shall be charged for the services listed under the following numbers in the table mentioned in article A. 444-1: 1° Number 2 (purely descriptive inventory); 2° Number 3 (inventory reconciliation); 3° Number 6 (assistance with summary proceedings and registration of the order); 4° Number 7 (assistance with the testing and hallmarking of precious materials).

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Article A444-7 of the French Commercial code

A fixed fee of €6.85 shall be charged for the deposits, lifting of status and requisitions appearing in the following numbers of the table mentioned in Article A. 444-1: 1° Number 9 (deposit at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations); 2° Number 10 (statement of status at the motor vehicle registration department); 3° Number 11 (statement of status at the commercial court registry); 4° Number 12 (requisition of statement of…

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Article A444-8 of the French Commercial code

I.-In the event of a forced sale, after the file has been forwarded by the bailiff to the judicial auctioneer, the latter may agree to postpone the sale in the event of an advance payment, at the written request of the debtor, without the number of such postponements being greater than five. II.- In the case provided for in I, the service listed under number 13 of the table mentioned…

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Article A444-9 of the French Commercial code

The discounts provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 444-2 on the proportional emoluments mentioned in the first paragraphs of articles A. 444-2 to A. 444-4 are granted up to a rate that may not exceed 20%. These discounts apply to the portion of the emolument calculated on the base brackets greater than or equal to a threshold set as follows: 1° €1,000,000 for the emoluments provided for…

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