Originally Posted by
Xandrios
As I used to have the Plus option, I think I will be billed for the full amount. I'm gonna ask them if they will be able to lift the base-fee as I spent more than the 5K threshold. In which case I might stick with gold

Are you talking about the Dutch card? This is the French thread you know.
If you call, Amex France will waive the Gold card fee for the first year. At least they told me it's no problem.