Article A444-54 of the French Commercial code
Unless otherwise provided for in this section, proportional emoluments are levied on the capital stated in the deeds, increased by the value of the encumbrances appearing in the said deeds or on the valuation used to calculate duties and taxes, if this is higher. Encumbrances are considered to be the sums that, in the deed and in addition to the price, the parties undertake to pay as well as the…