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 101110 of 29800 articles for Art. 15 mai 1990

French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518

…II of article 1496 and article 1497, as well as those for commercial premises mentioned in article 1501 and those for non-built properties and land and soil for industrial or commercial use, are upda…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 157

Where the remoteness of the parties or the persons who must assist with the measure, or the remoteness of the premises, makes travel too difficult or too expensive, the judge may instruct another cour…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
5 : Taxpayers with professional income in different categories

Article 155

…f a fixed asset or for the determination of the results mentioned in I.2. Subject to VII of article 151 septies, in the event of the sale of a fixed asset, articles 39 duodecies to 39 novodecies are a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1521

…well as to the housing of civil servants or civilian and military employees referred to in article 1523.Properties exempt from property tax on built-up properties pursuant to I of article 1382 E.II.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to all bonded warehouses.

Article 157

…tment or use has not been given by the warehouse keeper at the end of the period for the goods to remain in the warehouse set by the administration or by the Community regulations in force, and in the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax on the sale of land that has become building land

Article 1529

…ies and groupings subject to income tax on the capital gain under the conditions set out in article 150 U, and by taxpayers who are not fiscally domiciled in France subject to income tax, subject to t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1503

I. - The representative of the administration and the communal direct tax commission draw up the list of reference premises referred to in article 1496, determine their weighted surface area and estab…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

…aragraph, the provisions of the first paragraph of I are applicable to the amount of these losses remaining to be carried forward on the date the proceedings are opened, provided that the assets alloc…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Permanent rules

Article 1511

I.-Where the assessment rates referred to in article 1510 have not been set by the departmental commission provided for in article 1651, the mayor, duly authorised by the municipal council, is entitle…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

I. - The départements shall collect:1° (Repealed);2° La redevance des mines, prévues à article 1587 ;3° La part de la fraction de la composante de l'imposition forfaitaire sur les entreprises de résea…

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