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 30613070 of 3917 articles for Art. 31 January 2012

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…ion training leave provided for in article L. 2145-5, or the training plan mentioned in article L. 6312-1 for the training actions mentioned in 2° and 8° of article L. 6313-1 ; 2° For employers : a) T…

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

Article 39 quinquies C

…provisions referred to in the first paragraph do not apply to capital subscriptions made as from 1 January 1991.2 In the event of termination of the agreement pronounced under the conditions provided…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 121

…ority at the end of the concession ; 2° Repayments from reserves incorporated into capital before 1 January 1949 and sums incorporated before that date into capital or reserves on the occasion of a me…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-7

…ew rental contract for a building used wholly or partly for residential purposes and built before 1 January 1949. If such a report establishes the absence of lead-containing coverings or the presence…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-8

…has fewer than five members.Where a vacancy in the office of mayor or deputy mayors occurs after 1 January of the year preceding the general renewal of the municipal councils, the elections required…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-1

…ception of article L. 2122-4 ; 2° Title III, with the exception of article L. 2132-3; Articles L. 2131-1, L. 2131-1-1, L. 2131-4, L. 2131-4-1, L. 2131-5 and L. 2131-6 are applicable in their wording r…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

Articles L. 3115-1, L. 3115-2, L. 3115-3, L. 3115-4, L. 3115-5, L. 3115-6, L. 3115 7, L. 3115-8, L. 3115-9, L. 3115-10, L. 3115-11, L. 3115-12 and L. 3115-13, in their version resulting from Order No.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special transfer rules

Article D132-9

…late that the period referred to in the first paragraph of III of the same article only runs from 1 January following the date on which the request is received by the insurance undertaking.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MA

I. - A tax on certain advertising expenses is introduced with effect from 1 January 1998.II. - This tax is payable by any person liable to value added tax whose turnover for the previous calendar year…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quater

…the owner must send to the tax authorities of the place where the property is located, before 1st January each year, a declaration in accordance with the model drawn up by the administration, includ…

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