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 411420 of 573 articles for Art. 422-229

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R432-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 421-41, R. 422-7, R. 423-2 and R. 426-1, the residence permit may be withdrawn in the following cases: 1° The foreign national, holder of a temporary…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1082

A note of the divorce or legal separation shall be made in the margin of the marriage certificate and the birth certificate of each of the spouses, in view of an extract of the decision containing onl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2-2

I.-In the event of separation between the parents, or between the parents and the child, the contribution to the child's maintenance and education takes the form of maintenance paid, as appropriate, b…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company.

Article R229-24

The proposed transformation of the société européenne, provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 229-10, is the subject of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announceme…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-1

Investment services relate to the financial instruments listed in Article L. 211-1 and the units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and include the following services and activi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-40

A company from a third country within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 532-47 of this Code is not required to establish a branch in France if, without providing any other investment service mentioned i…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article D5221-21-1

The salary threshold mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 5221-21 and in article…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-14

The holder of a receipt of application for the first issue of the following residence permits is authorised to engage in professional activity: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "e…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-1

The divorce agreement or judgment takes effect in the relationship between the spouses, as regards their property:-when it is established by mutual consent by private-signature deed countersigned by l…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article D742-2

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

AI translation · Updated 5 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
Search “Art. 422-229” | French Legislation