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 311320 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

…on may hold at any time: 1° In agricultural commodity derivatives within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014, traded on trading plat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-3

…en submitting guarantee applications to the Commission des garanties et du crédit au commerce extérieur relating to transactions in which it is involved.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article D440-3

…ive investment in transferable securities authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Revenue authorities (R).

Article R1617-10

Revenue administrators are authorised to have a permanent cash float, the amount of which is set by the instrument setting up the agency. The maximum amount of cash that the administrator is authorise…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for distance contracts for financial services

Article R242-5

The penalties for failure to provide the information required for the distance provision of insurance transactions are laid down by the provisions:-of the Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Insura…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation (R)

Article R2223-57

The application for authorisation shall include:1° A statement indicating the name of the management authority, company, association or establishment, its legal form, its activity, its registered offi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-3

The régie with sole financial autonomy is administered, under the authority of the mayor and the municipal council, by an operating board and its chairman as well as a director. The same operating boa…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R742-1

…of I: 1° In the second paragraph of Article R. 211-2, the words: "within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for mark…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R743-1

…of I: 1° In the second paragraph of Article R. 211-2, the words: "within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for mark…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R744-1

…of I: 1° In the second paragraph of Article R. 211-2, the words: "within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for mark…

AI translation · Updated 5 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