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 661670 of 24607 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-5-2016 n° 15/03664

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Resources.

Article R512-15

…f repayments are not made within three months, except in exceptional circumstances approved in each case by the Board of Directors of the central body of Crédit Agricole. For the duration of the delay…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-15

…tions referred to in Article L. 312-8-1. IV. - The Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund may communicate the information and documents obtained pursuant to I and II of this article to persons who cont…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R624-15

…therein must have been published before the opening judgment in accordance with the procedures applicable to them. For the same purposes, in the absence of specific regulations, the owner of the prope…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-153

…racts (numbers 153 and 154 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of estimates and sales contracts, according to the following scale:Base scales Applicable rate…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 HB

…cle 1635-0 quinquies applies to geothermal electricity production facilities whose installed electrical capacity within the meaning of Articles L. 311-1 et seq. of the Energy Code is greater than or e…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-15

…ral de sages-femmes, the direct or indirect holding of shares representing all or part of the share capital not held by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° to 4° of the second paragr…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Liquidation procedures other than safeguard and legal redress

Article A743-15

…ned, determined in accordance with the provisions of article R. 621-11, according to the following scale: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TURNOVER MAIN EMPOLUMENT No employees 535.00 € 1 to 5 employees 585.17 6 t…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Participation of residents in local life

Article L2573-15

I. - The articles L. 2143-1, L. 2143-2 and L. 2143-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 2143-3:1°…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation

Article R3252-15

…he hearing. The summons : 1° Mention the surname, first name and address of the creditor or, in the case of a legal entity, its name and registered office; 2° Indicate the place, day and time of the c…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions applicable to authorisation and registration schemes

Article R1333-129

The provisions of this subsection apply to nuclear activities subject to registration pursuant to Article R. 1333-113 or to authorisation pursuant to Article R. 1333-118.

AI translation · Updated 5 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