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 85118520 of 8603 articles for Art. BOFiP-ENR-AVS-10-40

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article A1

I.-The authorities or bodies that the public prosecutor or investigating judge, as the case may be, may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11-1, authorise to be issued with a copy of the do…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-14

The standard of professional practice relating to management declarations, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS Introduction 1. As part of the audit of the acco…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

The professional practice standard relating to going concern, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-570. GOING CONCERN Introduction 1. In preparing its accounts, an entity is presum…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

I. - 1. The tax authorities calculate the rate provided for in Article 204 E for each tax household. It is equal to the ratio between the amount of income tax for the tax household relating to the inc…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and powers of the regional health agencies

Article L1431-2

The regional health agencies are responsible, taking into account the particularities of each region and the specific needs of defence, for1° Implementing at regional level the health policy defined i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-35

I. - The following are subject to the obligation to draw up and maintain a preventive recovery plan:1° Credit institutions subject to direct supervision by the European Central Bank pursuant to Articl…

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

Article Annexe à l'article A121-1

Art. 1At each annual due date of the contract, the premium payable by the insured is determined by multiplying the amount of the reference premium, as defined in Article 2, by a coefficient known as t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and activities.

Article R5142-1

The following definitions apply1° Manufacturer: a company comprising one or more veterinary pharmaceutical establishments engaged in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products other than medicat…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

Heading 2 - Staff costs (1) (2)(1) When accompanied by an administrative certificate by which the authorising officer attests to the signature of the contract, the dematerialised supporting documents…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

Judicial supervision may be ordered by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under investigation is liable to a correctional prison sentence or a more serious penal…

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