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 20712080 of 21202 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 15 December 2010

French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

…t out in c and e to g of 1a of I of Article 885-0 V bis of this Code, in the version in force on 31 December 2017 ;the donee carries out his or her main professional activity or one of the functions l…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-8

…s and staff authorised to assist him; 5° The public prosecutor's delegates instituted in Article R. 15-33-30 of this code, to carry out the tasks entrusted to them by the judicial authority under Arti…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 216 ter

…24 September 1958 or to their capital increases, and which pay up the shares thus subscribed by 31 December 1965 at the latest, may, under the conditions and subject to the reservations provided for…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17

The articles L. 2511-9, L. 2511-10-1 à L. 2511-13, L. 2511-15 et L. 2511-17to L. 2511-23, the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2511-25, les articles L. 2511-26, L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-33 of this code and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-3

…mation within the meaning of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-1

…648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 May 2014, No 909/2014 of 23 July 2014, No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, No 2019/2033 of 27 November…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L775-38

…ording resulting from L. 563-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 563-2 Ordinance no. 2019-1015 of 2 October 2019 L. 563-3 to L. 563-5 Order 2009-104 of 30 January 2009 II - For the application…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-57

…pean Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council; 3° The European Central Bank in the context of t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-5

…n Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

…° to 11° of B of I and III thereofLaw no. 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-5 Law no. 2019-222 of 23 March…

AI translation · Updated 6 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