Two forms of remuneration for the notaries:

• The emoluments are a priced and compulsory compensation allocated to a law official for his/her work.
• The fees are the remuneration for the services and formalities (e.g. consultations) and the deeds that are not priced (corresponding to the activities belonging to the competitive sector).
  Those fees may be modified and shall be subject to a prior agreement between the notaire and his/her client (rules imposed by the decree of the 8th of March 1978, Article 4.