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 90419050 of 32116 articles for Art. 25-12 to 25-18

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-43

The coefficients applicable to works in the fiction genre are determined as follows:I. - The works are divided into two groups:1° First group: works whose French hourly expenditure is equal to or grea…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 7: Reduction in royalties

Article R613-63

…a legal entity, the request for reduction must, on pain of inadmissibility, be submitted in writing to the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle within one month of th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1°d: Buildings included in or erected near sites exposed to particular risks

Article 1383 G bis

…onditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on built properties, up to 25% or 50%, buildings used for residential purposes that :- are built less than three kilometres…

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

Article 1382 C bis

…ation of the premises and the annual depreciation of the latter.The decision concerns the share due to each municipality or each public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax s…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1°d: Buildings included in or erected near sites exposed to particular risks

Article 1383 G ter

…itions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on built-up properties, up to a maximum of 25% or 50%, buildings used for residential purposes completed prior to the implement…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-54

In municipalities that carry out actions to promote tourism, the municipal council may institute a levy on the gross gaming revenue in casinos. The maximum rate of levies operated by municipalities on…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Conversion of sentences

Article 747-1-1

…sentenced person's situation since the sentencing decision that does not allow the sentence imposed to be enforced, the sentence enforcement judge may ex officio, at the request of the person concerne…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation.

Article L7124-1

…he administrative authority, be engaged or produced in any capacity whatsoever:1° In a sedentary or touring entertainment company;2° In a cinema, radio, television, sound recording or audiovisual reco…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-29-3

…1334-23 carry out a visual examination of the condition of the treated surfaces before any return to the treated premises. He shall also have a measurement taken of the level of dust in the air afte…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-2-1

…they are suspected, an exception may be made, under the conditions laid down in article R. 2213-14, to the maximum time limit for transporting a body before committal, in order to allow a medical auto…

AI translation · Updated 5 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
Search “Art. 25-12 to 25-18” | French Legislation