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 30413050 of 29081 articles for Art. 23 mai 2019

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…lecturers covered by article 54, paragraph 2, of law no. 84-52 of 26 January 1984 and law no. 85-1223 of 22 November 1985.-research assistants governed by decree no. 85-402 of 3 April 1985 amended by…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investor protection

Article D762-13

…th the exception of b) of its 4°, D. 452-3 to D. 452-6No. 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005D. 452-7No. 2019-966 of 18 September 2019D. 452-8n° 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005II. - For the application of I…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investor protection

Article D763-13

…th the exception of b) of its 4°, D. 452-3 to D. 452-6No. 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005D. 452-7No. 2019-966 of 18 September 2019D. 452-8n° 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005II. - For the application of I…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Invalidity of certain acts.

Article L632-1

…made other than in cash, commercial paper, transfers, transfer slips referred to in article L. 313-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code or any other method of payment commonly accepted in business r…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons required to report to the public prosecutor

Article L561-1

…n the action taken. The Public Prosecutor shall inform the department referred to in Article L. 561-23, which shall provide all relevant information.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article R6113-47

…lic and private health establishments provided for by III ter of article 40 of law no. 2000-1257 of 23 December 2000 on the financing of social security for 2001.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-15

…nd the judicial representative the information provided for in Article L. 622-25 and Article R. 622-23 ; if this information has already been transmitted by the creditor or on his behalf on the occasi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-2

…ommunal tax bases for council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling and for property tax on non-built-up properties;1° bis The product determined by apply…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…sed by a delegated federation;c) During the international sporting events referred to in article L. 230-2 ; d) Outside the competition periods for the sporting events mentioned in a to c ;e) During th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies A

…of Ordinance no. 58-1099 of 17 November 1958 porting the organic law for the application of article 23 of the Constitution and defined in II of the aforementioned article 14, for the portion of this a…

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