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 99819990 of 17987 articles for Art. 5 avr. 1978

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-30

For the application of 2° of II of Article L. 621-5-3, issuers liable for the contribution must declare each year, at the end of the twelve-month period following publication of the visa, the amount o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-8

I. - When a person referred to in Article L. 561-2 is unable to meet the obligations laid down in Article L. 561-5 or Article L. 561-5-1, it shall not carry out any transaction, whatever the terms and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-42

…e up the centre or that are associated with it under the agreements provided for in article L. 6142-5. The committee is consulted on projects concerning : 1° Amendments and renewals of the agreement p…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-6

…lectronic money in circulation exceeds one million euros, the undertaking referred to in Article L. 525-5 shall send a declaration to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. The Autorité…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA quinquies

…and technical research operations mentioned in a of II of article 244 quater B are increased to 1, 5, 2 and 2.5 respectively, depending on whether the normal useful life of these assets is three or f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-8

…nd provision of a duplicate of a residence permit to foreign nationals mentioned in Articles L. 423-5, L. 423-17, L. 423-18, L. 425-1, L. 425-3, L. 425-6 or L. 425-8 are exempt from the collection of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2396-3

The provisions of articles L. 2196-4, L. 2196-5 and L. 2196-7 apply.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions adapting Book III.

Article L953-1

The III of article L. 310-2 and 6° of article L. 310-5 are deleted.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers.

Article L7233-9

A decree specifies the conditions for application of articles L. 7233-4 and L. 7233-5.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-12

…nal conviction on the basis of articles 433-3,433-4, the second to fourth paragraphs of article 433-5, the second paragraph of article 433-5-1 or article 433-6 of the Penal Code.

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