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 15111520 of 14332 articles for Art. 964 et seq.

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-3

It is prohibited for any person other than those mentioned in articles L. 525-1 and L. 525-2 to issue and manage electronic money within the meaning of article L. 315-1 on a regular professional basis…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-5

…solely on the premises of that undertaking or, under a commercial agreement with it, in a limited network of persons accepting these means of payment or for a limited range of goods or services, prov…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L526-23

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, in particular on the basis of the information, concerns or adverse assessment, if any, communicated by the host State authorities, refuse to a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-3

…intenance of the reputation of the payment institution, the primacy of customers' interests and competition in the market in question.The Minister responsible for the economy shall set out in a decree…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-4

I. - Accounts opened by payment institutions are payment accounts that are used exclusively for payment transactions. This exclusive purpose must be expressly provided for in the framework payment ser…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L522-12

…ion of the provisions relating to freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services :1° "competent authorities" means the authority or authorities of a Member State of the European Union or of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L526-1

Electronic money institutions are legal entities, other than credit institutions and other than the persons mentioned in article L. 525-2, which issue and manage electronic money as defined in article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L526-6

Each electronic money institution is required to join a professional body affiliated to the French Association of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms mentioned in Article L. 511-29.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-27

…uate level of own funds.The conditions for the application of this article and, in particular, the methods for calculating capital requirements shall be laid down by regulation.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-28

The own funds of an electronic money institution may not be less than the requirements laid down in I of Article L. 526-9 and in the second paragraph of Article L. 526-27.

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