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 13411350 of 60729 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 7 July 2006 n° 04-14.788 · Cass. soc. 21 March 2006 · Cass. soc. 15 November 1994 · Cass. soc. 19 December 2007 · Cass. soc. 25 October 2000 · Cass. soc. 10 October 2006 · Cass. soc. 1 June 2016 · Cass. soc. 17 April 2019

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Snowball sales and services

Article L132-19

The fact of carrying out a "snowball" sale or service or any similar process defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 121-15 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-15

…enquiry, the information of the guardian or curator provided for by the first paragraph of Article 706-113 is made by registered letter or in the manner provided by Article 803-1. In urgent cases, it…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-15

…cedent that it is entered on the roll of the ordre under the conditions set out in articles R. 4222-1 et seq. In the event of the formation of a société d'exercice libéral by way of merger or demerger…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-19-1

…val to the time of therapeutic use or destruction, and vice versa.This traceability is established :1° By information, the nature and content of which are laid down by order of the Minister for Health…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219

…taxable profit is rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.The standard rate of tax is set at 25%.However:a. The net amount of long-term capital gains is sub…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584 bis

…tax on registration duties or land registration tax by up to 0.5% for the transfers referred to in 1° of 1 of article 1584, when the following conditions are met: 1° The transfer is part of a transac…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-17

The guarantee fund is managed by a board of directors composed of twelve members, including six judicial administrators and six judicial representatives, registered on the national lists. These member…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-3

At the request of the diplomatic or consular authority with jurisdiction over the place of celebration of the marriage, the hearing and individual interviews with the future spouses referred to in art…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-17

Elections to the various councils are held by a single-member, first-past-the-post system. In the event of a tie, the oldest candidate is elected. Votes may be cast by post or by proxy. An order issue…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Group membership

Article 849-15

In the context of the implementation of the individual procedure for compensation for damage, when the interested party addresses the claim for compensation directly to the person declared liable, he/…

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
Search “Art. Cass. ch. mixte 7 July 2006 n° 04-14.788 · Cass. soc. 21 March 2006 · Cass. soc. 15 November 1994 · Cass. soc. 19 December 2007 · Cass. soc. 25 October 2000 · Cass. soc. 10 October 2006 · Cass. soc. 1 June 2016 · Cass. soc. 17 April 2019” | French Legislation