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 39113920 of 21561 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 January 2021

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-51

For the period between 29 December 2021 and 29 March 2022, the rates are set at :- 290.40% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 155.21% when the am…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic voting.

Article R723-19

On the day of the vote count, the chairman of the committee provided for in article L. 723-13 prints the list of voters from the "voter file" processing. The chairman and one of the members of the com…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 E

…The flat-rate tax is payable each year by the operator of the electricity generating facility on 1 January of the tax year.III. - The amount of the flat-rate tax is based on the installed capacity of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A quater

…50% allowance applied to the rental value of buildings that are subject to initial taxation from 1 January 2016, assigned directly to the operations mentioned in a of II of Article 244 quater Band as…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…employ contract staff under public law, who are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to non-tenured State employees taken for…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Tax on the costs of chambers of agriculture

Article 1604

…A 10% share of the proceeds of the tax, less the payments mentioned in Articles L. 251-1 and L. 321-13 of the Forestry Code, for the benefit of Chambres d'agriculture France; 2° A 2% share of the proc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies

The parliamentary allowance, defined in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 58-1210 of 13 December 1958 on the organic law relating to the allowances of Members of Parliament and the additional allowances paid…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chèque-emploi associatif.

Article L1272-4

…Article L. 1221-10 ; 2° Entry in the single personnel register, as provided for in article L. 1221-13; 3° Drawing up a written employment contract, entering the compulsory details and sending the con…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification committee reports and opinions

Article R211-5

…Article R. 211-13. The report mentions the classification proposal made by each member of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance obligation

Article A322-10

The declaration provided for in article D. 322-13 shall be drawn up in triplicate. It shall include the surname, first name, date and place of birth and place of residence of the persons concerned, as…

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