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 34513460 of 3917 articles for Art. 31 January 2012

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-8

…temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT mobile trainee" provided for in Article L. 421-31; 4° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee (family)" provided for in Art…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-4

…es in France or in the other Member States of the European Union, mentioned in II of Article L. 613-31-2 ; 8° The Haut Conseil de Stabilité Financière (High Council for Financial Stability) or the aut…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
17° : Tax credit granted for sums paid for the employment of an employee in the home, to an approved association or to an approved body with the same purpose

Article 199 sexdecies

…of article 4 B for:a) The employment of an employee who provides services defined in articles L. 7231-1 et D. 7231-1 of the Labour Code;b) The use of an association, company or body declared pursuant…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-11

…pulsory in accordance with Article 164 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of 17 December 2013 before 1 January 2019 and that their extension is renewed from that date without any significant change in th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…evy is 20% for the fraction of each beneficiary's taxable share less than or equal to €700,000, and 31.25% for the fraction of each beneficiary's taxable share exceeding this limit. For the applicatio…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 B ter

…se sums;g) The deductions from overall income provided for in articles 157 bisand 196 B.III. - From 2012, the amount of the tax relief provided for in I is reduced by an amount equal to the product of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R743-13

…214-221 to R. 214-226n° 2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-230n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-231, R. 214-234 to R. 214-235n° 2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-240-1n° 2018-1004 of 19 November…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 Jul…

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

Article L753-2

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 Jul…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793

…uarantees of sustainable management provided for in articles L. 124-1 et L. 124-3 and to article L. 313-2 of the Forestry Code; the fallow land and moorland belonging to the group is suitable for refo…

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