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Article R444-3 of the French Commercial code

Articles Appendix 4-7, Appendix 4-8 and Appendix 4-9 to this Title respectively specify: 1° The list of services provided by judicial auctioneers, commercial court registrars, bailiffs, court administrators, plan execution commissioners, judicial agents, liquidators, notaries and lawyers whose fees are governed by this Title; 2° The list of costs and disbursements for which these professionals are entitled to reimbursement pursuant to III of Article R. 444-12; 3° An indicative list…

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Article R444-4 of the French Commercial code

The orders provided for in Article L. 444-3 set the rates mentioned in article R. 444-1 for a reference period. However, during the reference period, a joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for the economy may set the emolument applicable to a service not listed in article Annexe 4-7, prior to its inclusion in the list provided for in 1° of Article R. 444-3 and…

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Article R444-5 of the French Commercial code

The rates governed by this Title take into account the relevant costs of the service provided and reasonable remuneration. tThey are set in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 444-6 and R. 444-7, on the basis of the data communicated by the national professional bodies pursuant to articles R. 444-18 to R. 444-21. They ensure a level playing field for all the services provided, with a view…

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Article R444-6 of the French Commercial code

The relevant costs are assessed globally for each profession as the difference between the turnover and the result of that profession, multiplied by the coefficient corresponding to the share of costs attributable solely to regulated activities in the total costs of the profession. This coefficient is deemed to be equal to the share of regulated turnover in the profession’s turnover.

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Article R444-7 of the French Commercial code

I. – Reasonable remuneration is determined globally for each profession by applying the average profit target for that profession to the regulated turnover. This target is determined on the basis of a reference rate equal to 20%. II. – The target average profit rate is equal to the reference rate referred to in I, multiplied by a weighting of between 1 and 1.6 to take account of: >The difference between…

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Article R444-9 of the French Commercial code

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.

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Article R444-10 of the French Commercial code

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…

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Article R444-10-1 of the French Commercial code

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…

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Article R444-11 of the French Commercial code

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…

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