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 69216930 of 16838 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ.

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-32

The aid is granted to operators of art house cinemas in operation at the time of notification of the decision to grant the aid.In the event of a change of operator during the reference period or betwe…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2172-11

When the commission can only be awarded to a specific service provider in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2122-3, the purchaser may negotiate the contract for the decoration of public bui…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Notice of modification

Article R2194-10

In the cases provided for in articles R. 2194-2 and R. 2194-5, where the contract has been awarded in accordance with a formalised procedure, the purchaser shall publish a modification notice. This no…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 8: Notification of the opinions of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-21

The committee notifies its opinion within six months of the date on which the matter is referred to it. This period may be extended by periods of one month, up to a maximum of three months, where this…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Remuneration of the holder

Article R2213-1

For the calculation of the contractor's remuneration, the partnership contract specifies the conditions under which the following are taken into account and identified:1° Investment costs, in particul…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article R2392-10

The provisions of articles R. 2192-10 to R. 2192-14 and R. 2192-16 to R. 2192-22, R. 2192-25 to R. 2192-34 and R. 2192-36 apply.In the event of the payment of an advance in application of article R. 2…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-71

The statutory auditors, if any, shall present, in a report attached to the report mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-100, their observations on the report referred to, as the case may…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-2

The company is in liquidation from the moment of its dissolution for any reason whatsoever except in the case provided for in the third paragraph of Article 1844-5 of the Civil Code. Its corporate nam…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L252-11

The use in dealings with third parties of all deeds, letters, notes and similar documents which do not include the particulars relating to the European Economic Interest Grouping prescribed in Article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L623-1

The administrator, with the help of the debtor and the possible assistance of one or more experts, is responsible for drawing up an economic and social balance sheet of the business in a report.The ec…

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