Paragraph 3: Common provisions

An order of the Minister of Justice will determine the geographical areas in which aid may be granted to maintain or set up a practice. The areas referred to in the previous paragraph are defined in particular on the basis of the number of established professionals, the number of plans to set up and the needs identified.

Installation and maintenance grants take the form of subsidies of a fixed amount paid for each service meeting the following conditions: 1° Their fee is proportional; 2° They relate to a monetary base below a threshold set, for each profession concerned, by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for the budget, which does not exceed €80,000;

Installation and maintenance grants are awarded up to: 1° A ceiling per service defined, for each profession concerned, by the order provided for in 2° of Article R. 444-27, and which does not exceed €100; 2° An overall ceiling per professional of €50,000 per calendar year.

Installation aid and maintenance aid cannot be combined for the same service.

For the same category of benefits, the amount of subsidy paid per benefit for the same type of assistance, whether for setting up or maintaining, is identical for all beneficiaries.

The amount of subsidy paid per benefit may vary depending on the type of assistance, whether it is for setting up or maintaining a business.

Aid for services provided during a calendar year is paid in a single instalment during the following calendar year, on a date set by the minister responsible for the budget.

Before any aid is granted: 1° The company referred to in Article R. 444-36 informs the applicant that the aid is subject to the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 360/2012 of 25 April 2012 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid granted to undertakings providing services of general economic interest ; 2° The applicant draws…

If the sum of the amount of aid planned and the total amount mentioned in 2° of Article R. 444-33 exceeds €500,000, the aid shall not be granted.

Any installation or maintenance aid paid without the conditions set out in this chapter being met shall give rise to reimbursement to the interprofessional fund for access to law and justice. If the beneficiary of the aid refuses to reimburse it, the company referred to in article R. 444-36 may take any legal action, on expiry of a period of three months from the sending of formal notice which has…