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 15211530 of 3652 articles for Art. 20 nov. 2013

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article R5232-21

…and II of article L. 5232-5 available to the public under the conditions defined in article R. 5232-20 is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Failure to comply with the time limit stipulated in article…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-7

…omply with the obligations to file the declarations provided for in 6° of I ofarticle 11 of law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life. Their declarations of interest are m…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Fruit and vegetables

Article R412-25

…and paragraph 4 of Article 11 and paragraph 3 of Article 17 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2011, as amended, laying down deta…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

…may not exceed €50,000 [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2013-679 DC of 4 December 2013], in the event of opposition to the taking of the copy referred to in…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Equalisation of tax resources

Article L3662-7

The articles L. 3335-1 and L. 3335-2 apply to the Metropole of Lyon.In 2015, 2016 and 2017, for the application of Article L. 3335-2 to the Rhône department and the Metropole of Lyon, the transfer dut…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…intended for the storage of livestock effluent constructed, acquired or manufactured from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation equal to 40% of their cost pr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

…aptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-46 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 5211-49 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-49-1 law no. 200…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R511-18

…nformation referred to in g), h), i) and k) of paragraph 1 of Article 450 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 published by credit institutions,…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs

Article R412-18

…Article L. 412-1 include: 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 4, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002, as amended, laying down the g…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-23

Until 31 December 2013, for the application in Mayotte of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2311-5, the words: "Between the deadline for mandating set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 1612-11…

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