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 27312740 of 2756 articles for Art. 31 janv. 2018

French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-5 art R131-1 et R131-11

…re held;2.2.2.2.5. That the term of office of the governing body or bodies expires at the latest on 31 December of the year in which the Summer Olympic Games are held or on 30 June for federations whi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…transactions that are not part of the entity's normal business activities. Disclosure of offences . 31. When the statutory auditor concludes that the accounts contain material misstatements resulting…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…points More than 6% and less than or equal to 7 33 points More than 7% and less than or equal to 8 31 points More than 8% and less than or equal to 9 29 points More than 9% and less than or equal to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…e financial statements, taken as a whole, are free from material misstatement. Qualified conclusion 31. The statutory auditor shall issue a qualified conclusion: -when he has identified material misst…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

…e agreement is accompanied by an optional collective operation subscribed by the employer (Cf. Art. 31 of Decree no. 2011-1474 of 8 November 2011 relating to the participation of local authorities and…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 A

…L. 345-2 du code des assurances, de l'article L. 212-7 du code de la mutualité ou de l'article L. 931-34 of the Social Security Code as the combining company, it may be solely liable for the corporat…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…are sold to persons other than second-hand goods dealers (Law no. 89-935 of 29 December 1989, art. 31 I 2 and 3);b. (Obsolete provision);2° (repealed)4. (Liberal professions and miscellaneous activit…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…acquisition or construction of the property was financed using a loan mentioned in I of article D. 331-76-5-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code;c) Three quarters of the tax benefit provided…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…232-10 of the Commercial Code, profits are allocated in full to the formation of reserves. Article 31 The Ordinary General Meeting appoints at least one statutory auditor to carry out the assignment…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis

1. Entitled to a tax reduction are payments made by companies subject to income tax or corporation tax for the benefit of:a) Works or organisations of general interest of a philanthropic, educational,…

AI translation · Updated 8 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