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 45514560 of 44700 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 June 1998 · Cass. com. 15 June 2010 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · CA Versailles 7 June 2007

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article R441-7

The economic sectors defined in III of Article L. 441-15 are: 1° The motor industry sector listed under division 29 of section C of the French activity nomenclature; >The construction sector listed un…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-23

A decree shall specify the conditions of application of the provisions of this chapter. This decree specifies the conditions under which the expert opinion provided for by article 712-21 may not be or…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-70

The provisions of this section shall also apply in the event of aggravation of a loss referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 1221-14.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: End of contract

Article R6152-718

A hospital practitioner on secondment under contract in application of 1° of article R. 6152-51 or 9° of article R. 6152-238 who wishes his secondment to be terminated before the term initially stipul…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance of duties

Article R6152-707

Practitioners recruited on the basis of 3° of article L. 6152-1 employed on a full-time basis devote their entire professional activity to the service of the employing public health establishment, wit…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance of duties

Article R6152-708

The weekly service of practitioners recruited on the basis of 3° of article L. 6152-1 is set at ten half-days per week when they work full-time and between four and nine half-days per week when they w…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-7

For the application of Article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163-0 A bis

…set up by the Union nationale des mutuelles retraite des instituteurs et des fonctionnaires de l'éducation nationale et de la fonction publique who, as part of the conversion of this scheme on 8 Decem…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C bis

Distributions made by the sociétés unipersonnelles d'investissement à risque mentioned in Article 208 D are exempt from income tax and, unless they are paid in an uncooperative State or territory with…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 00Ib: Electronic filing of returns

Article 1649 quater B quinquies

The declaration provided for in article 170 and its appendices shall be submitted electronically by taxpayers whose main residence is equipped with internet access.Those taxpayers who indicate to the…

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