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 46714680 of 4867 articles for Art. CJEU – Bellone – 30 Apr. 1998 – C-215/97

French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article Annexe I art. A125-1

Standard clauses applicable to insurance contracts mentioned in article L. 125-1 (first paragraph) of the Insurance Code a) Purpose of cover: The purpose of this insurance is to guarantee the insured…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-2-1

I.- Pursuant to Article R. 343-11, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may request that an expert appraisal be carried out to determine the value of all or part of the assets of under…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-25

The application provided for in Article R. 5121-21 must be accompanied by a dossier containing the following information and documents, updated as necessary, presented in accordance with the order ref…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34-1

…ercising equivalent functions in these undertakings or a central body referred to in Article L. 511-30. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may appoint any person as a temporary admin…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1465 A

…al cooperation with their own tax status in mainland France or its population has been declining by 30% or more over the last four decades, provided that it is located in an arrondissement made up pre…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-13

…event of compulsory liquidation, rank below the commitments mentioned in 3° of I of Article L. 613-30-3. V.-When the collège de résolution notes that, within a category of eligible commitments, the a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-21

…finance bonds issued by sociétés de financement de l'habitat in application of I of article L. 513-30, other preferential resources mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 513-2, or bonds issued by a cred…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-1

…uropean Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 or to a system referred to in I of Article L. 330-1, its manager or its participants and which result from participation in such a system ; 7° Any…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe

…ken into account. L. 6313-1-1° L. 6313-1-2° L. 6313-1-3° L. 6313-1-4° Assessment indicators x x x x 30) The service provider gathers feedback from the stakeholders: beneficiaries, funders, educational…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 B

The overall result is determined by the parent company by making the algebraic sum of the results of each of the companies in the group, determined under the conditions of ordinary law or in accordanc…

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