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 5023 articles for Art. 16 juin 2004

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1623

If two pieces of land have been sold by the same contract, and for one and the same price, with a designation of the measure of each, and there is less capacity in one and more in the other, compensat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1627

The parties may, by special agreements, add to or diminish the effect of this legal obligation; they may even agree that the seller shall not be subject to any warranty.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Redemption option.

Article 1662

If the seller fails to exercise his action for redemption within the prescribed period, the purchaser remains the irrevocable owner.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Redemption option.

Article 1668

If several persons have sold jointly, and by a single contract, an inheritance common to them, each may exercise the action for redemption only in respect of the share which he had in it.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rescission of the sale on the ground of lesion.

Article 1677

Proof of injury may be admitted only by judgment, and only in cases where the facts asserted are sufficiently likely and serious enough to give rise to a presumption of injury.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transfer of certain intangible rights, successive rights and rights in dispute

Article 1689

In the conveyance of a right or action against a third party, delivery takes place between the assignor and the assignee by delivery of the title..

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transfer of certain intangible rights, successive rights and rights in dispute

Article 1690

The assignee is seized as against third parties only by service of the conveyance made on the debtor. Nevertheless, the assignee may also be seized by acceptance of the conveyance made by the debtor i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transfer of certain intangible rights, successive rights and rights in dispute

Article 1697

If he had already benefited from the fruits of any funds, or received the amount of any claim belonging to that estate, or sold any effects of the estate, he is bound to repay them to the purchaser, i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1613

Nor shall he be obliged to deliver, even if he had granted a delay for payment, if, since the sale, the buyer has fallen into bankruptcy or a state of insolvency, so that the seller is in imminent dan…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Delivery.

Article 1617

If the sale of an immovable has been made with an indication of the capacity, at the rate of so much the measure, the seller is obliged to deliver to the purchaser, if he so requires, the quantity ind…

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