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 21212130 of 35842 articles for Art. 473 · Cass. 1re civ. avis 6 December 2018 · Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 2014 · CA Paris 20 November 2014

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

If secure detention is not extended or is terminated pursuant to articles 706-53-17 or 706-53-18 and if the person presents risks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regiona…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-19-1

…ure the remuneration of employees or approved associations or companies responsible for either childcare, or assistance to the elderly, disabled or those who need personal assistance in their home or…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-19-1

…ure the remuneration of employees or approved associations or companies responsible for either childcare or assistance to the elderly, disabled or those who need personal help in their home or mobilit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R3123-19-3

…request to the manager of the fund for financing and managing the individual right to training of local elected representatives mentioned in article L. 1621-4, via the dematerialised service mentioned…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R4135-19-3

…o the manager of the fund for the financing and management of the individual right to training of local elected representatives mentioned in Article L. 1621-4, via the dematerialised service mentioned…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-19-5

…in consultation with the management boards and after receiving the opinion of the consortium's medical commission, and a favourable opinion from the consortium's strategic committee, the director gen…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Schedule.

Article R123-197-1

Public limited companies that adopt a simplified presentation pursuant to Article L. 123-16 shall include in the notes to the financial statements a list of transactions carried out between the compan…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-5

The purpose of the aptitude test to which the Prefect may decide to subject the applicant in whole or in part, under the conditions laid down in article R. 212-90-1 and in 3° of article R. 212-93, is…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-19

…file, their obligation to provide proof of address, to declare a change of address and, where applicable, to present themselves, only arises from the date of their final release or from the date of e…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…unt of interest on loans taken out to acquire, as part of a takeover transaction, a fraction of the capital of a company whose securities are not admitted to trading on a French or foreign regulated m…

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