Exhibit 7

LEGRAND HOLDING SA  Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges  French GAAP

|                                   |                                          | Year Ended December 31, |        |        |       
|---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------
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|Earnings                           |                                          | 193.00                  |        | 204.00 |       
|                                   | Minority interest                        |                         | 2.00   |        | 2.00  
|                                   | Provision for income taxes               |                         | 99.00  |        | 104.00
|                                   | Income/loss from equity method investees |                         | (7.00  | )      | (1.00 
|                                   | Interest capitalized                     |                         | 0.00   |        | 0.00  
|                                   | Fixed charges                            |                         | 107.20 |        | 101.00
|                                   | Dividends from equity method investees   |                         | 2.00   |        | 3.00  
|Adjusted "Earnings"                |                                          | 396.20                  |        | 413.00 |       
|Fixed Charges:                     |                                          |                         |        |        |       
|                                   | Interest costs                           |                         | 80.00  |        | 74.00 
|                                   | Discount expenses                        |                         | 24.00  |        | 25.80 
|                                   | Interest on rentals                      |                         | 3.20   |        | 4.00  
|Total fixed charges                |                                          | 107.20                  |        | 103.80 |       
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |                                          | 3.69                    |        | 3.98   |       

LEGRAND HOLDING SA  Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges  US GAAP

|                                   |                                          | Year Ended December 31, |       |        |       
|---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ----- | ------ | ------
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|Earnings                           |                                          | 193.00                  |       | 204.00 |       
|                                   | Minority interest                        |                         | 2.00  |        | 2.00  
|                                   | Provision for income taxes               |                         | 99.00 |        | 108.30
|                                   | Income/loss from equity method investees |                         | (7.00 | )      | (1.00 
|                                   | Interest capitalized                     |                         | 0.00  |        | 0.00  
|                                   | Fixed charges                            |                         | 83.20 |        | 78.00 
|                                   | Dividends from equity method investees   |                         | 2.00  |        | 3.00  
|Adjusted "Earnings"                |                                          | 372.20                  |       | 394.30 |       
|Fixed Charges:                     |                                          |                         |       |        |       
|                                   | Interest costs                           |                         | 80.00 |        | 74.00 
|                                   | Interest on rentals                      |                         | 3.20  |        | 4.00  
|Total fixed charges                |                                          | 83.20                   |       | 78.00  |       
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |                                          | 4.47                    |       | 5.06   |       

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