French Legislation In English

Search, Read and Apply French Law. In English.

20+ full codes, 2,400+ articles translated and updated. Case law linked to every article. Read the actual text before you ask a lawyer about it — free, no login required.

Try: L.227-1 SAS governance, L.145-9 bail commercial renewal, L.223-18 gérant removal SARL

20+

french codes

Fully translated

2,400+

articles in English

Updated regularly

480+

court rulings linked

Per article

Free

full access

No login required

Showing 24412450 of 68277 articles for Art. 1 à 5

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Taxable persons - Place of taxation

Article 218 A

1. Corporation tax is established at the place of the principal establishment of the legal entity. However, the administration may designate as the place of taxation: either that where the effective m…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 528-1

A criminal order that has not been opposed has the effects of a judgment that has become res judicata. However, it does not have the authority of res judicata with regard to the civil action for damag…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-1

As an exception to article 768, the guardian may only accept an estate that has fallen to the protected person up to the amount of the net assets. However, he may accept it purely and simply if the as…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-5

Committee members are subject to a duty of confidentiality, under which they must refrain from taking a public position that could undermine the serenity of the committees' work or their ethical oblig…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-12

The measures mentioned in article 515-11 are taken for a maximum period of six months from notification of the order. They may be extended if, during this period, an application for divorce or legal s…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 528-1

If the judgment has not been notified within two years of its delivery, the party who appeared shall no longer be entitled to bring an appeal as a principal claim after the expiry of the said period.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-5

The reunification of all the company shares in a single hand does not result in the automatic dissolution of the company. Any interested party may request such dissolution if the situation has not bee…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 559-1

…writ is a service of a decision, the bailiff must have completed the steps provided for in Articles 555 to 559 within a maximum period of forty-five days from the request of the public prosecutor or t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe D

…l contract and the documents amending the contract d) Where applicable, the amount of the premiums (1) and, where applicable, the updating/revision (see appendix E); e) The VAT on the sum of the follo…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents

Article A134-3

…r can request bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record under the conditions provided for in Article A. 123-51.On receipt of this bulletin, a registration number is allocated, if applicable, to the declar…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
Common Questions

French legislation in English — Q&A

Our translations are produced and reviewed for accuracy, but the only legally binding version of French law is the French original. For court, registry or contractual use we offer lawyer-reviewed or sworn certified translations on request.
Articles are synced with Légifrance and updated as soon as a reform is published in the Journal Officiel, so you always read the version in force — and can see when each article was last amended.
Each article is linked to the key court decisions (Cour de cassation, Conseil d'État, courts of appeal) that interpret it, so you can read the text and its case-law application side by side.
Yes — every article has an AI plain-English summary, and you can order a lawyer-reviewed explanation of how it applies to your specific situation, with next steps.
No. Reading and searching the codes is free with no login. Paid services — certified translation and the legal application report — are entirely optional.
Mariela Petrova

Mariela Petrova

Avocate au Barreau de Paris

Toque #C2396

15+ Years In French Corporate Practice

English · French · Russian

Ready When You Are

Talk To A Lawyer
In France.

A 20–30 minute call, in English, to scope the engagement. No obligation, no preliminary fee. You will leave the call with a clear view of what the work will cover and what it will cost.

First EngagementFixed Fee

Talk to a French lawyer.

Reply within 24 hours.

Communications protected by professional secrecy — secret professionnel de l'avocat, Article 66-5 of the Law of 31 December 1971.

Continue

Related legal services

01 / Read

Browse the French codes

20+ full codes and 2,400+ articles in English, with the key court rulings linked to every article — free to read.

Read More
02 / Apply

Legal application report

A lawyer-reviewed report explaining how the relevant articles apply to your situation, with case-law analysis and next steps.

Read More
03 / Act

Talk to a French lawyer

Scope your matter with a Paris-Bar avocate — incorporation, contracts, disputes — handled bilingually, end to end.

Read More