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 58815890 of 8727 articles for Art. 2026 Finance Law

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-7

The derogations provided for in article L. 5131-4 concern cases where there is no local mission in all or part of the territory, or where a local mission ceases to operate, and cases where a local mis…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-26

I.-France compétences pays :1° The allocation relating to skills development aid for companies with fewer than fifty employees, referred to in 2° of I of Article R. 6123-25, to skills operators on the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVIII: Tax credit for competitiveness and employment

Article 244 quater C

…endix to the balance sheet or in a note attached to the accounts. The tax credit may not be used to finance an increase in the share of profits distributed, nor to increase the remuneration of persons…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-4

…2016, when a region is formed by grouping together several regions, in accordance with Article 1 of Law no. 2015-29 of 16 January 2015 on the delimitation of regions, regional and departmental electio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-5

…ion in kind is no longer necessary to establish the truth and whose confiscation is provided for by law, where continued seizure would be likely to diminish the value of the property. If the property…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

…II. Articles L. 5132-6 and L. 5132-7 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on the acceleration and simplification of public action. Articl…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L774-14

…2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-14 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 518-15 to L. 518-15-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-15-3 Law no. 2019-1147 of 8 November 2019 L. 518-16 Act no. 2…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-4

…rded by an online gaming or betting operator holding the authorisation provided for inArticle 21 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-7

On expiry of a period of four years from the date of entry into force of law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 on public health policy, the report referred to in article L. 1334-5 is attached to any new r…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-1

Any person subject to the insurance obligation set out in article 7 g of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving relations between tenants and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986 , o…

AI translation · Updated 8 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