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 34613470 of 3692 articles for Art. 21 sept. 2022

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

…iums or contributions net of cancellation and taxes for classes 11, 12 and 13 listed in article R. 321-1 are increased by 50%. Premiums or contributions written in direct business during the last fina…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Charges for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, charges for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special charges

Article L2333-76

…establishment for intercommunal cooperation resulting from the merger in application of article L. 5211-41-3 or the mixed syndicate resulting from the merger in application of article L. 5711-2 must t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Periodic Certification

Article D4022-1

I.-The National Periodic Certification Board referred to in article L. 4022-5 comprises a collegiate body and professional commissions. II.-The chairman of the national board for periodic certificatio…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…actions, and to take the decisions referred to in III of Article L. 1618-2 and in a of article L. 2221-5-1, subject to the provisions of c of this same article, and to pass the necessary acts to this…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services by undertakings governed by the Insurance Code, the Mutual Insurance Code and the Social Security Code

Article R321-32

…on business under the freedom to provide services, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 321-11, shall notify its plans to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, together with…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

…e fraction levied on craft covered by the tariff specific to Corsica provided for in article L. 423-21 of the same code. To this end, the public accountant shall pay the sums recovered, after deductin…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32

…t de résolution shall exchange with the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 and L. 532-16, information relating to credit institutions and investment firms benefiting from t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L613-49

…upervision, as the case may be; 5° The competent authorities, within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 and L. 532-16, of the Member States of the European Union in which the person referred to in the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-10

…any other information enabling the reports provided for in Articles R. 823-7, R. 823-7-2 and R. 823-21-1.This file shall be closed no later than 60 days after the report provided for in Article R. 823…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73

…For a farmer who is a cooperative member of a société coopérative agricole mentioned in article L. 521-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or a member of a producer organisation or an association…

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