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 31313140 of 58834 articles for Art. L. de finances rectificative 2024

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15

…es 4 and 14 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, such withdrawal may also be decided by the European Central Bank in the following cases:1° The institution has obtained authoris…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-1

…ance of their professional activities, whatever the nature of the engagements or services they provide. They are also applicable to such persons and entities, subject to the rules specific to them, re…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-190

In order to carry out its duties and within the limits of those duties, in particular those entrusted to it by Article L. 214-189, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may conduct docu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-25

Participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2, wishing to publish a single report on their solvency and financial situation cont…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-4

The agreements provided for in article L. 4113-6 shall be submitted to the competent Conseil national de l'ordre for its opinion.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-6

…ng payment services, payment institutions must obtain authorisation which is issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, after obtaining the opinion of the Banque de France pursuan…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-6

As stated in Article 511-19 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below:Art. 511-19.-I.-The fact of carrying out a study or research on the human embryo:1° Without having first obtained the written consent…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-2

…the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, the persons mentioned in Article L. 654-1 against whom one of the following acts has been established are guilty of bankruptcy: 1° Av…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-3

…e has issued a favourable opinion and the investigation has been authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, where applicable, any substantial modification a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that any insurance undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 which intends to open a branch, to carry on business for the first ti…

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