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 761770 of 61029 articles for Art. L. 145-1

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-10

If the closing meeting provided for in article L. 237-9 is unable to deliberate, or if it refuses to approve the liquidator's accounts, a ruling is made, by court order, at the request of the liquidat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-13

All actions against non-liquidating partners or their surviving spouses, heirs or assigns shall be barred after five years from publication of the dissolution of the company in the Trade and Companies…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases

Article L242-17

…ject of an offer to the public, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article L. 411-2-1 of the same code. This article doe…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-11

Notice of the close of the liquidation is published in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-1

Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the liquidation of companies shall be governed by the provisions contained in the Articles of Association.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-12

…ties. Liability actions against liquidators are time-barred under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-254.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-1

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 322-8, voluntary sales of furniture by public auction may relate to new or second-hand goods. These goods are sold retail, by lot or wholesale, i.e. in sufficie…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L483-1

…claimant who plausibly alleges injury caused by an anti-competitive practice referred to in Article L. 481-1 are governed by the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure or those of the Code of Admin…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L512-1

Subject to specific provisions, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the investigation and establishment of infringements and breaches and to the exercise of administrative controls.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Compliance orders

Article L521-1

…ible for competition and consumer affairs may proceed, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 522-5, to liquidate the penalty. In determining the total amount of the liquidated astreinte, it…

AI translation · Updated 7 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