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 31313140 of 4965 articles for Art. 16 July 1992

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article D763-12

…words: "in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to underta…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article D762-12

…words: "in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to underta…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article D764-12

…words: "in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to underta…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1413-2

…up a central purchasing body, governed by the provisions of article 26 of order no. 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 relating to public contracts, when this proves to be the most appropriate solution for res…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-25

…of first instance in New Caledonia or French Polynesia, the provisions of decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 laying down the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurred in the travel of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Directorate-General for Labour

Article R8121-13

…sible for the application of Convention No. 81 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) of 11 July 1947 on labour inspection, as well as Convention No. 129 of 25 June 1969 on labour inspection i…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-3

…printing, without the person's consent having been obtained under the conditions set out in Article 16-11 of the Civil Code, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. "

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-19

…t on the conditions of determination and payment of the contribution provided for in article L. 213-16 or the financing of the initial installation of digital projection equipment.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-8

…the amount of this surplus is paid into the collective guarantee fund instituted by article L. 512-16. However, the central body of the caisses d'épargne et des banques populaires may allocate it, in…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-12

At the end of the transitional period provided for in C of article L. 2333-16, the maximum rates and the rates applied are increased each year in a proportion equal to the growth rate of the consumer…

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