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 81918200 of 24422 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 Sept. 2011 – no. 10-21.623

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-37

…uthorities mentioned in 1° and 2° above in accordance with the provisions of I of Article 74 of Law 2014-873 of 4 August 2014 for real equality between women and men, and of the decree no. 2015-354 of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…543-1 and the branches of European UCITS and AIF management companies mentioned in Articles L. 532-20-1 and L. 532-21-3 ; 6° bis Investment services providers with their registered office in another…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Departmental commercial development commissions.

Article L751-2

I.-The departmental commercial development commission is chaired by the Prefect. For any new project, it interviews the person responsible for promoting town centre retailing on behalf of the municipa…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279-0 bis

1. Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 10% on improvement, conversion, development and maintenance work other than that mentioned in article 278-0 bis A relating to premises for residenti…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-1-1

I.-This sub-section implements the principle of extended producer responsibility, provided for by the provisions of article L. 4211-2-1 and those of I of article L. 541-10 of the Environment Code, to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-26

For the application of the provisions of Article R. 69, an extract of the order or judgement of the judge or tribunal de l'application des peines or the president of the judicial court or the judge de…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

…er dealing or market manipulation, within the meaning of Articles 8 or 12 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Re…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-7

I.-Options may be granted under the same conditions as in articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 and L. 22-10-56 of the French Commercial Code by a company controlled, directly or indirectly, exclusively o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Calculation of tax

Article 977

1. The rate of the tax is set at: Fraction of the net taxable value of the assets Applicable rate (as a percentage) Not exceeding €800,000 0 Greater than €800,000 and less than or equal to €1,300,000…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-78

Investments eligible for an allocation under the first part of the special assistance scheme include, on the one hand, investments whose purpose is to construct, renovate, restructure, extend or make…

AI translation · Updated 5 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