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 59215930 of 6073 articles for Art. 28 March 2012

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-5

I.-1° A director or member of the supervisory board of a mutual insurance company, union of mutual insurance companies, mutual reinsurance company or mutual insurance group company may not simultaneou…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

I. - At the request of the taxpayer, income tax on long-term capital gains realised by a sole proprietorship on the sale for valuable consideration of all fixed assets allocated to the exercise of a p…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

…561-26 Order 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016 L. 561-27 Ordinance no. 2021-958 of 19 July 2021 L. 561-28 Order 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016 L. 561-29 Order 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 561-29-1 Order…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
11° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of live shows

Article 220 quindecies

I. - Companies engaged in the activity of live performance entrepreneur, within the meaning of Article L. 7122-2 of the Labour Code, and subject to corporation tax, may benefit from a tax credit in re…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-29

The professional practice standard relating to the diligence of the statutory auditor concerning the management report, the other documents on the financial situation and the accounts and the informat…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…ity purchase contract has been signed with an electricity supplier mentioned in I of article R. 121-28 of the Energy Code, after assessment by the Energy Regulation Commission pursuant to II of the sa…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…26 Order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-27 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-28 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 613-29 order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-30 law…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L784-4

…26 Order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-27 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-28 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 613-29 order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-30 law…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L783-4

…26 Order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-27 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-28 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 613-29 order no. 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 L. 613-30 law…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…2016 L. 312-10 and L. 312-11 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 312-12 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 312-13 and L. 312-14 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-15 Order no. 2015-1024 of…

AI translation · Updated 6 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