Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

The fees governed by this title are fixed, subject to the provisions of article R. 444-5.

The sum of the emoluments received by the notary for services relating to the transfer of a property or real estate right may not exceed 10% of the value of this property or right, without being able to be less than an amount set by the decree provided for in Article L. 444-3, but may not be less than €90.

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…

The services mentioned in the last sentence of the last paragraph of article L. 444-2, for which the rate of the discount may, over and above the amount of the fee set by the order mentioned in article L. 444-3, be agreed between the professional and his client, are as follows: 1° Services referred to in II of article R. 444-10; 2° Services relating to financing transactions and guarantees listed…

The order issued pursuant to article L. 444-3 may provide for an increase in the fees relating to services that it determines, without this increase exceeding €150 or, if the amount of the fee exceeds €500, 30% of this fee, in the event that, at the client’s request, and for reasons that may relate in particular to the need to safeguard a right, property or evidence, the professional carries out…

The order issued pursuant to article L. 444-3 may provide for a reduction in the proportional emolument applicable to donations or legacies for the benefit of: 1° One of the public persons mentioned in articles L. 1121-1 to L. 1121-6 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Persons where the donation or legacy is intended for the public movable or immovable domain or is intended to finance the…

The reimbursement of the expenses mentioned in 2° of article R. 444-3 may be either a flat-rate amount or the actual cost of the expenditure incurred by the professional for the provision of a service. Where this reimbursement is flat-rate, the amount of the flat-rate is set by the joint order referred to in article L. 444-3, on the basis of an average assessment or an appropriate reference value, depending…

I.-The order referred to in article L. 444-3 may provide for an increase in fees in the overseas departments and collectivities, in order to take account of the particular characteristics and constraints of each territory and the resulting conditions of practice for the professionals established there. The rate of increase thus set is intended to bring the average profit and loss account of professionals based in these departments and collectivities…