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 4150 of 67495 articles for Art. A 441-1

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-2

The Autorité des marchés financiers may appoint a provisional administrator for the central depositary referred to in 1° of I of Article L. 441-1, to whom all the powers of administration, management…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-7

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the technical rules and conditions of application of this chapter, in particular the terms and conditions under which the information provided for in Art…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-2

I. - The technical and financial information provided for in 5° of I of Article L. 441-3-1 includes the following information:1° The amount of the theoretical mathematical provision calculated at 31 D…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Fraud

Article L454-1

The violation of the prohibition provided for in Article L. 441-1 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General terms and conditions of sale

Article L441-1-2

I.-A wholesaler is any natural or legal person who, for professional purposes, purchases products from one or more suppliers and resells them, on a principal basis, to other traders, wholesalers or re…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article D441-22

I. - For rights in the course of constitution of operations whose benefits are linked to the cessation of professional activity, the agreement provides for the transfer option mentioned in the eighth…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-7

I.-The contract concluded between a supplier and a distributor relating to the design and production of food products in a manner that meets the specific needs of the purchaser and sold under a distri…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article D120-1

Everyday consumer products, within the meaning of article L. 120-1, are mass-market products as mentioned in article D. 441-1 of the French Commercial Code.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-24

If the ratio, assessed at the end of the financial year, between the sum of the special technical provision and the net unrealised gains and losses on the assets allocated to the special technical pro…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-13

For deliveries of goods that are imported into the tax territory of the departments of Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion and Mayotte and the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, S…

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