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 20812090 of 35571 articles for Art. CA Amiens 27 March 1968 · Cass. com. 8 October 1991 · Cass. com. 24 November 1992 n° 91-11.055 · Cass. com. 11 January 2000 · CA Paris 17 January 2008 · Cass. com. 26 February 1979 · CA Paris 24 September 1991 · Cass. com. 26 October 1999

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-27

…y stipulate that, with the exception of those provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 223-26 All or some of the decisions may be taken by written consultation of the members or may result fr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-10

For the period between 19 May 2021 and 8 June 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 191.77% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 170.46% when t…

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

Article 271

…harged on the price components of a taxable transaction is deductible from the value added tax applicable to that transaction.2. The right to deduct arises when the deductible tax becomes chargeable t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-91

…name and address of either the supplier or the purchaser; 4° The date on which the operations were carried out. Invoices, manufacturing documents, delivery notes and order forms may be used in place…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-27

…d as part of health monitoring in accordance with the provisions of articles D. 1332-23 and D. 1332-24, during the current year's bathing season and the three previous bathing seasons. Following the a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-27

I.-Subject to the application of the provisions of articles L. 352-1, R. 352-2 and R. 352-5, the following rules apply: a) Until 31 December 2017, the standard parameters to be used to calculate the c…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 278

The accused shall not cease to be able to communicate freely with his lawyer. The lawyer may take on the spot communication of all the documents in the case file without such communication causing any…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article L4132-27

Each year, the representative of the State in the region informs the Regional Council, by means of a special report, of the activity of the State services in the region. This special report may give r…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R641-27

…er or not there are grounds, in accordance with Article L. 641-4, to initiate or continue the verification of unsecured claims.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 bis

…pealed);5° The following products:a) (Repealed);aa) (Repealed); (ab) (Repealed);(b) Fertilisers and calcium soil improvers mentioned in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 of 5 September…

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