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 47814790 of 8110 articles for Art. CA Montpellier 21-12-2011

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Social institutions

Article 1070

Subject to the provisions of Article 1020, documents exclusively relating to the execution of the law of 12 July 1937 instituting a retirement and provident fund for notary clerks are exempt from regi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article D1621-13

The rate of the compulsory contribution payable by local elected representatives to finance the individual right to training of local elected representatives is set at 1% of the amount mentioned in ar…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4341-16

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by speech and language therapists whose declaration is required under article L. 4341-7.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Issue of approval

Article R7232-10

…ader with several establishments may be modified if one of its establishments falls into one of the cases of withdrawal mentioned in article R. 7232-12.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article L123-30

…of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° Officials responsible for the control of markets and halls located within the territory of the municipality in which the itinerant trader or artisan carries out…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-94

…ld simultaneously by the same natural person, pursuant to articles L. 225-21 and L. 225-77, is applicable to the accumulation of seats as director and member of the supervisory board. For the applicat…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-23

…f the information provided for in articles L. 1233-31 to L. 1233-33; 3° The consultation rules applicable in the event of receivership or compulsory liquidation, as provided for in article L. 1233-58.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L352-1

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, en Polynésie française et en Nouvelle-Calédonie, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 352-2, the provisions of the articles mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-1

…l of 26 June 2013.II. - Finance companies are legal entities, other than credit institutions, which carry out credit transactions on their own behalf and in the course of their regular business under…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-76

…ermined in accordance with the conditions laid down by the order of 21 May 1992 issued for the application ofarticle 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles concern…

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