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 171180 of 39204 articles for Art. L 227-10

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-10

The report on the budget guidelines mentioned in article L. 4312-1 presents a progress report on the measures set out in the convergence plan covering the region's territory. L. 4312-1 presents a prog…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-10

All discharges of non-domestic wastewater into the public sewerage system must be authorised in advance by the mayor or, where responsibility for sewerage at the point of discharge has been transferre…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-103

The holders of securities giving future access to the capital after detachment, where applicable, of the rights of the original security pursuant to this section shall be grouped ipso jure, for the de…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-10

Notwithstanding article L. 4221-1, persons who hold a diploma, certificate or other qualification mentioned in articles L. 4221-2 to L. 4221-5, but who do not hold one of the nationalities mentioned i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-10

The High Council, acting in a restricted formation, hears actions brought against statutory auditors registered on the list mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1, third-country auditors mentioned in I of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-10

The Board of Directors or the Management Board may decide to pay a collective profit-sharing supplement in respect of the financial year just ended, in compliance with the ceilings mentioned in Articl…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-10

The conditions of access to the playback of a work, videogram, programme, phonogram or press publication and the limitations that may be placed on the benefit of the private copy exception mentioned i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-10

The brokerage fee for sales that are the subject of articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-13 is set, for each locality, by the Minister responsible for trade, after consulting the chamber of commerce and indust…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-10

…statements made with a view to obtaining the benefit of the procedure for exemption from a financial penalty provided for in IV of Article L. 464-2 or by equivalent provisions of the national law of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-10

The rules relating to the preparation of students, in higher education establishments, with a view to practising sporting excellence and reaching the highest level and the professional practice of a s…

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