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 69116920 of 7785 articles for Art. 10 déc. 1997

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L774-8

…w no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 512-93 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 512-99 and L. 512-102 law no. 2009-715 of 18 June 2009 L. 512-103 and L. 512-104 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 20…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article D158

…these prohibitions have been imposed pursuant to Article 138 of this Code, or of Articles 131-6,131-10or 132-45 of the Criminal Code, or as part of a protection order pursuant to Article 515-11 of the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-17

…verned by the Monetary and Financial Code; 5° Investment companies governed by l'ordonnance n° 45-2710 du 2 novembre 1945 relative aux sociétés d'investissement; 6° Sociétés de développement régional…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-15

…R. 2161-6 and Articles R. 2161-5 of the French Public Procurement Code. 2161-6 and Articles R. 2161-10 and R. 2161-11 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° The procedure with negotiation, whereby…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-8

…he amount of the contribution initially due, before the deductions provided for in articles L. 5212-10-1, L. 5212-11 and the third paragraph of article L. 5212-9, calculated in accordance with the pro…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 bis

…in rents. The coefficients provided for in the first paragraph are set: a. In respect of 1981, to 1.10 for built-up properties of any kind and to 1.09 for unbuilt properties; b. For 1982, 1.11 for all…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…ight-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 J…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…ursuant to 5°, 6° and 7° of the Article L. 112-2 of the Code of Juvenile Criminal Justice preceded; 10° A stadium ban imposed in application of the provisions of articles L. 332-11 to L. 332-15 of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I, II and IV

Article 1378 octies

…the Senate.II. - When an organisation, which may be audited pursuant to Articles L. 111-9 or L. 111-10 of the aforementioned Code, is definitively convicted pursuant to Articles 223-1-1, 313-2, 314-1,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R761-5

…the Appeal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion in Mamoudzou; 3° Article R. 710-1 does not apply;> and 4° Articles R. 711-3 to R. 711-5 and R. 751-1 to R. 751-9 do not apply; 5°…

AI translation · Updated 7 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