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 281290 of 39264 articles for Art. CE 3-7-2009 n° 293154

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-7

Where criminal proceedings have been instituted, the commission's decision may be taken before a ruling has been made on the public prosecution. The commission may, for the application of the last par…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Exemptions

Article 749

Exempt from the registration duty or land registration tax provided for in Article 746 are redemptions of units in common investment funds and units in real estate investment funds and the distributio…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-7

…is article. The person is required to: 1° Provide proof of his or her address, a first time after receiving information about the measures and obligations mentioned in the second paragraph of Article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article R6152-710

…ribute to the supplementary social security pension scheme instituted by decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970 creating a supplementary social security pension scheme for non-tenured civil servants a…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article R6152-709

…recruited on the basis of 3° of Article L. 6152-1 comprises :1° A fixed part, determined by reference to the emoluments of hospital practitioners ;2° A variable part subject to the fulfilment of spec…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-7

The sentence enforcement judge may provide that the sentence will be served under the regime of home detention under electronic surveillance defined by the Article 132-26 of the Criminal Code either i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Remuneration of the posthumous representative

Article 775 quinquies

…e assets of the estate up to a limit of 0.5% of the managed estate assets. This deduction may not exceed €10,000.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Funeral expenses

Article 775

Funeral expenses are deducted from the assets of the estate up to an amount of €1,500, and for the entire estate if it is less than this amount (1).

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Manual donations

Article 757

…or registration, or on its value on the day of the donation if this is higher. The rate and allowances applicable are those in force on the day the manual gift is declared or registered. The same rul…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to water production

Article L2224-7-7

…easures provided for in the action plan mentioned in article L. 2224-7-6 are intended to avoid, reduce or eliminate pollution of any kind or to limit its transfer to water resources, without prejudice…

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