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 57361 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 May 1997 · CA Rouen 2 December 1999

French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemption for between two and five years

Article 1383 A

…Companies that benefit from the exemptions provided for in Articles 44 sexies and 44 quindecies, may be temporarily exempted under the conditions set out in Article 1464 C, from the property tax on…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to technical and professional capacities

Article R2142-13

The purchaser may impose conditions guaranteeing that economic operators have the human and technical resources and experience necessary to perform the contract to an appropriate standard of quality.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 septies

…f ownership from the State to the major maritime and river-maritime ports pursuant to Article L. 5312-16 of the French Transport Code is subject to a degressive reduction.This reduction applies for th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-13

…as Territories on proposals for acts of the European Community and the European Union taken in application of the stipulations of the treaties relating to the European Union and the European Community…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article D784-13

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment procedure

Article R1333-138

…to their implementation:1° Any change in the radiation protection advisor referred to in Article R. 1333-18 or Article R. 4451-112 of the Labour Code;2° Any change to the elements of the declaration o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-13

The company's Articles of Association may provide for the inalienability of shares for a period not exceeding ten years.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R144-13

The Inspectorate General of Finance may audit the situation of the Banque de France's branches and subsidiaries.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure for authorising the importation of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, for the personal use of one or more recipients, as provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-13

The application for authorisation provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produit…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 nonies

…by non-trading property companies in which Poste Immo directly or indirectly holds the entire share capital is subject to a deduction, the rate of which is set each year by decree, up to a limit of 10…

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. com. 13 May 1997 · CA Rouen 2 December 1999” | French Legislation