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 10211030 of 1294 articles for Art. 796-0 ter

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A bis

…old waste removal tax mentioned in article 1520 or the development tax mentioned in article 1635 quater A must be taken before 1st October in order to be applicable the following year. They are subjec…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies

…article L. 831-1 of the same code; 5° A social rental loan is defined as a regulated loan granted after 8 March 2001 to finance social rental housing, the construction, acquisition or improvement of w…

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

Article 93 A

Open the article to read the full text in English.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21

…gendarmerie's operational reserve who do not meet the conditions provided for by article 20-1 ; 1° ter Deputy police officers mentioned in article L. 411-5 of the Internal Security Code and members o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-2

…seq. of the French Labour Code. The purpose of the capital gains sharing contract is to define the terms and conditions for distributing the sums resulting from the commitment among the employees. It…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVIII: Tax credit for competitiveness and employment

Article 244 quater C

…ing to the use of the tax credit for competitiveness and employment must appear, in the form of a literary description, in the appendix to the balance sheet or in a note attached to the accounts. The…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1668

1. Corporation tax gives rise to the payment, to the competent public accountant, of quarterly instalments determined on the basis of the results of the last closed financial year. The total amount of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

The following are subject to the obligations set out in sections 2 to 7 of this chapter: 1° Bodies, institutions and services governed by the provisions of Title I of this Book, including branches of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-45

I. - In accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for the Economy, credit institutions and finance companies shall publish in the notes to their annual financial statements inf…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1460

…application of article L442-1 of the Education Code and higher education establishments that have entered into an agreement pursuant to Article L. 718-16 of the same code or which have been recognised…

AI translation · Updated 7 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