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 691700 of 36813 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 May 2018

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Examination to qualify as a sworn goods broker

Article R131-16

…orn Commodity Brokers, in the case of sworn commodity brokers. The chairman and members of the jury may not serve for more than three consecutive years. The jury is assisted by one or more technicians…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-16

…f the employer or the agreement provided for in article R. 2314-5 so provides, the number of voters may be revealed during the ballot. Where voting in envelopes has not been excluded, the vote will no…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of exemptions

Article R1453-16

The recommendations referred to in Article L. 1453-10 may relate in particular to : 1° The definition of benefits required by the provisions of 4° of Article R. 1453-14 ; 2° The amounts of these benef…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-16

…his period, the application will be deemed to have been rejected.The Director General of the Agency may request, by any means enabling receipt of the request to be dated, any additional information th…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-16

…ty of their employees, establishments working on the same site and belonging to different companies may set up an occupational health and prevention service, notwithstanding the provisions of articles…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-16

The tasks of sports technical advisors that may be carried out by sports federations in application of article L. 131-12 are those of national technical director, national coach, national technical ad…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 A

…l category.The taxpayers' representatives, other than the chartered accountant mentioned in Article 1651, are chosen from among the professionals in their category.II. - For associations governed by t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-16

…red benefits. Failing this, the employee is entitled to compensation payable by the employer, which may not be less than the last six months' salary. This compensation is due without prejudice to the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AB

I.-The administrator of a trust defined in Article 792-0 bis of which the settlor or at least one of the beneficiaries is domiciled for tax purposes in France or which includes property or a right sit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 bis

…ax corresponding to the acquired receivables referred to in the first paragraph of 1 of article 202 may, at the express and irrevocable request of the taxpayer, be split into equal parts, either over…

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. 16 May 2018” | French Legislation