Exhibit 7

Legrand SA  Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges  French GAAP

|                                   |                                          | Year Ended December 31, |       
|---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------
|
|
|Earnings                           |                                          | 193.00                  |       
|                                   | Minority interest                        |                         | 2.00  
|                                   | Provision for income taxes               |                         | 99.00 
|                                   | Income/loss from equity method investees |                         | (7.00 
|                                   | Interest capitalized                     |                         | 0.00  
|                                   | Fixed charges                            |                         | 107.20
|                                   | Dividends from equity method investees   |                         | 2.00  
|                                   |                                          |                         |       
|Adjusted "Earnings"                |                                          | 396.20                  |       
|                                   |                                          |                         |       
|Fixed Charges:                     |                                          |                         |       
|                                   | Interest costs                           |                         | 80.00 
|                                   | Discount expenses                        |                         | 24.00 
|                                   | Interest on rentals                      |                         | 3.20  
|                                   |                                          |                         |       
|Total fixed charges                |                                          | 107.20                  |       
|                                   |                                          |                         |       
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |                                          | 3.69                    |       
|                                   |                                          |                         |       

Legrand SA  Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges  US GAAP

|                                   |                                          | Year Ended December 31, |      
|---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | -----
|
|
|Earnings                           |                                          | 193.00                  |      
|                                   | Minority interest                        |                         | 2.00 
|                                   | Provision for income taxes               |                         | 99.00
|                                   | Income/loss from equity method investees |                         | (7.00
|                                   | Interest capitalized                     |                         | 0.00 
|                                   | Fixed charges                            |                         | 83.20
|                                   | Dividends from equity method investees   |                         | 2.00 
|                                   |                                          |                         |      
|Adjusted "Earnings"                |                                          | 372.20                  |      
|                                   |                                          |                         |      
|Fixed Charges:                     |                                          |                         |      
|                                   | Interest costs                           |                         | 80.00
|                                   | Interest on rentals                      |                         | 3.20 
|                                   |                                          |                         |      
|Total fixed charges                |                                          | 83.20                   |      
|                                   |                                          |                         |      
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |                                          | 4.47                    |      
|                                   |                                          |                         |      

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