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 61816190 of 63908 articles for Art. I-1°

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-16

The following are eligible for selective aid: 1° Long-length cinematographic works for which investment approval has been granted; 2° Long-length cinematographic works for which one of the aids provid…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-18

Expenditure taken into account to determine the amount of selective aid is capped at 80% of the production budget for the work or, in the case of an international co-production, 80% of the French part…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title Ia: Remuneration of journalists and other authors in respect of copyright and related rights of press agencies and press publishers

Article R312-5

I.-The college referred to in 1° of I of article R. 312-1 may only validly deliberate if the chairman and at least two representatives of the professional press company organisations and two represent…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-26-1

In application of the fifth paragraph of II of article L. 1611-7, local authorities and their public establishments may entrust a body with a public accountant with the allocation and payment of expen…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 125-00 A

The capital loss incurred by a natural person in the management of his private assets, in the event of non-repayment of a loan granted under the conditions provided for in article 7 of article L. 511-…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Ministerial exemptions

Article R3132-21-1

I.-The international tourist zones provided for in article L. 3132-24 are defined by an order of the ministers responsible for labour, tourism and trade. II.-For the application of the provisions of a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions specific to entry 3: "cardiac intensive care".

Article D6124-29-1

The medical team in the cardiac intensive care unit is made up of doctors specialising in cardiology and vascular medicine or specialising in cardiovascular pathologies.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions specific to entry 4: "paediatric haematology intensive care".

Article D6124-34-1

The medical team of a paediatric haematology intensive care unit comprises : 1° doctors specialising in paediatrics ; 2° doctors specialising in haematology ; 3° where necessary, specialist doctors re…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions specific to entry 5: "intensive vascular neurology care".

Article D6124-30-1

The medical team in the vascular neurology intensive care unit is made up of doctors with neurovascular expertise.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 decies

(1) (Repealed)2. The persons mentioned in 2 of I of article 266 sexies, members of the air quality monitoring organisations provided for by article 3 of law no. 96-1236 of 30 December 1996 on air and…

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