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 11411150 of 2507 articles for Art. 25 janv. 2023

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-5

…insurance and capitalisation undertakings nationalised pursuant to Article 1 of Law no. 46-835 of 25 April 1946 relating to the nationalisation of certain insurance companies and to the insurance in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-27

The grant is paid as follows:- 75% at the time of the award decision;- 25% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the developed version of the project and proof of e…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions.

Article L5522-28

…for the initiative-jeune project, in disregard of the provisions of articles L. 5522-22 to L. 5522-25, is punishable by the penalties set out in articles 313-1 to 313-3 of the French Penal Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific solidarity allowance.

Article L5423-1

…benefit, who do not qualify for the self-employed workers' benefit provided for in article L. 5424-25 and who satisfy the conditions of previous activity and resources are entitled to a specific soli…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders, whether natural or legal persons.

Article R123-203

By way of derogation from article R. 123-174, the persons mentioned in articles L. 123-25 and L. 123-28 may record receipts and payments in their accounts using the transaction date shown on the state…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Reimbursement by the employer.

Article D5424-26

The employer is paid 85% of the amount obtained in article D. 5424-25 when the total payroll exceeds three times the amount of the allowance provided for in the same article and 90% when the total pay…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L217-2

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Appeals and disputes

Article R2316-9

…icial court, which shall have final jurisdiction. The provisions of articles R. 2314-24 and R. 2314-25 are applicable to such disputes.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-41

…s relating to the audiovisual sector; 4° "Main character" means a character who appears in at least 25% of the scenes in the work and "secondary character" means a character who appears in less than 2…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-26

…d a turnover relating to the distribution of cinematographic works in cinemas representing at least 25% of their average total turnover in the years 2018 and 2019;6° In 2020, have suffered a loss of t…

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