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 89919000 of 9215 articles for Art. 8 janv. 1997

French General Tax CodeIn force
XI ter: Taxation of certain public limited companies, simplified joint stock companies and limited liability companies. Opting for the partnership system

Article 239 bis AB

…d within the meaning of in Article 6, may opt for the partnership tax regime referred to in Article 8. For the purposes of determining the percentages mentioned in the first paragraph, holdings in ven…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 A

…e and on behalf of another person where the place of the principal transaction is located in France;8° The single supply of services referred to in III of Article 257 ter carried out by a person who h…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-16

…nify consent. For any person engaging in the activity of banking or financial canvassing defined in 8° or 9° of Article L. 341-1, the prohibition provided for in the first paragraph of this IV shall a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting of positions

Article L420-16

…oned in ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 978

…to integration and qualification under the conditions mentioned in article L. 6325-17 du même code; 8° De l'Agence nationale de la recherche; 9° Des fondations universitaires et des fondations partena…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Other duties, taxes and fees levied on behalf of local authorities and other bodies

Article 1647

…s levy is allocated in accordance with the conditions set out in IV of article 125 of law no. 90-1168 of 29 December 1990 on finance for 1991.XVIII.To cover the costs of tax assessment and collection,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-4

…o the following conditions: 1° The decisions of the Supervisory Board referred to in 2°, 5°, 7° and 8° of article L. 6143-1 are enforceable if the Director General of the Regional Health Agency does n…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L775-14

…519-11, with the exception of the second paragraph of I, L. 519-12 to L. 519-17 Law no. 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 "II - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1 - Provisions…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
In force

Article Annexe 2-1

…etc.). The surplus shall be paid up in one or more instalments as decided by the manager. Article 8 Management The company is managed by its sole partner, Mr / Mrs Article 9 Decisions of the partner…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-5

…tube feeding, subject to the provisions of article R. 4311-7 and changing the gastric feeding tube;8° Care and supervision of the person receiving enteral or parenteral nutritional assistance;9° Moni…

AI translation · Updated 2 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