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 251260 of 2313 articles for Art. 4 and CGI Art. 111

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…t from tax: 1° Special allowances intended to cover expenses inherent to the function or employment and actually used in accordance with their purpose. The remuneration of journalists, editors, photog…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 86

…ument intended for the recording of pay, or, failing this, in a special book (1):- the date, nature and amount of this payment;- the number of persons declared by the recipient as being dependent on h…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 89

…of the death of the employer or the debirentier, the declarations mentioned in articles 87, 87-0 A and 88 shall be filed by the heirs within six months of the death. This period may not, however, ext…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Controlled declaration system

Article 96 A

Taxpayers who carry out transactions mentioned in 5° of 2 of Article 92 is compulsorily subject to the controlled declaration regime for these transactions.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 nonies

…by the law of 26 April 1917 are subject to income tax according to the rules applicable to salaries and wages. This provision applies from 1 January 1991.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81 quater

I.- The remuneration, increases and elements of remuneration mentioned in I and III of article L. 241-17 of the social security code are exempt from income tax, under the conditions and limits set out…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determining taxable income

Article 83 A

A 40% allowance is applied to the gross amount of pensions paid by a debtor established or domiciled in mainland France to persons whose tax domicile is in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Isla…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 88

Any natural or legal person paying life pensions or annuities is required to declare the sums paid and to provide details of the holders of these pensions or annuities.This declaration must be filed w…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93 B

…r redemption of the rights of a shareholder, a natural person, in a company mentioned in articles 8 and 8 ter, who carries out a non-commercial professional activity within the meaning of 1 of the art…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Controlled declaration system

Article 99

Taxpayers who are subject to the mandatory controlled declaration system or who wish to be taxed under this system are required to keep a day-to-day ledger showing details of their professional income…

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