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 73917400 of 7942 articles for Art. CE 28-12-2012 n° 347252

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-5

Financial holding companies and parent undertakings of finance companies are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13, Article L. 511-21 and Articles L. 511-33 to L. 511-…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-1

…To record the consumer's agreement to terms which do not appear in the written document which he accepts or which are included in another document to which no express reference is made when the contr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-4

…ly repayment; 10° Variable features; 11° Other rights of the borrower; 12° Complaints; 13° Consequences for the borrower of non-compliance with its commitments; 14° Where applicable, additional inform…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-4

Non-tax revenue from the operating section may include: 1° Proceeds from the fee for the removal of household refuse from camping sites, the special fee or the fee for the removal of refuse, waste and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Shareholdings in companies

Article L3231-6

…ommercial company or any other profit-making body whose purpose is not to operate departmental services or activities of general interest under conditions similar to those provided for, in the case of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

…or against whom the lien is asserted; 2° Funeral expenses; 3° The following remuneration and allowances:the remuneration, for the last six months, of employees and apprentices; the deferred salary, fo…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication of the register

Article R123-318

…rticle L. 123-52, the following authorities, administrations, legal entities and professions have access to all the information contained in the National Register of Companies, in order to carry out t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-3

The notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-2 is published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, before the start of subscription operations and prior to any publici…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freezing of assets and prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L773-43

…tomatically applicable in New Caledonia. II - For the application of I, in article L. 562-8, references toarticle L. 330-1 of the Highway Code are replaced by locally applicable provisions having the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freezing of assets and prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L774-43

…by operation of law in French Polynesia. II - For the application of I, in article L. 562-8, references toarticle L. 330-1 of the Highway Code are replaced by locally applicable provisions having the…

AI translation · Updated 6 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