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 24812490 of 5421 articles for Art. EU Succession — e-Justice

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3

Article R421-44

Transactions carried out by the guarantee fund comprise :Revenue :a) Proceeds from the contributions provided for in articles L. 421-4-1, L. 421-6-1, L. 421-8, L. 421-10 and L. 421-10-1 ;b) Recoveries…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Availability of spare parts for medical equipment

Article D224-47

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of patient lifting equipment shall ensure the availability of spare parts, in particular those listed as follows, for a minimum period of five years from the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394 B bis

I. - Non-built properties classified in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 are exempt…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-1

…75,000 for a legal person shall be imposed for failure to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2018 on addressing unjusti…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

…inal Procedure. This article is also applicable in the context of the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash e…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

…nalty or administrative pecuniary fine notified by the competent authority of a Member State of the European Union other than France and imposed on a service provider established in France in connecti…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

…l contracts underlying the latter, they shall provide, in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-124

Any share converted into a bearer share or transferred in ownership loses the double voting right allocated pursuant to articles L. 225-123 and L. 22-10-46. However, a transfer as a result of inherita…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1007

All holographic or sealed wills shall, before being executed, be deposited with a notary. The will shall be opened if it is sealed. The civil law notary shall immediately draw up a report of the openi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article L511-2

Prior authorisation from a court is not required where the creditor relies on an enforceable title or a court decision that is not yet enforceable. The same applies in the event of non-payment of an a…

AI translation · Updated 8 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