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 571580 of 58186 articles for Art. Loi 2013-98 du 28-1-2013

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Downstream

Article L131-28

The payment of a cheque may be guaranteed for all or part of its amount by a guarantee. This guarantee is provided by a third party, other than the drawee, or even by a signatory to the cheque.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-28

Transfer orders are exempt from stamp duty.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-28

…be neglected from the point of view of radiation protection, shall take all necessary measures to reduce such exposure in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1333-3. The financial obligations…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Payment of compensation.

Article L172-28

Any policyholder who has made an inaccurate claim declaration in bad faith shall forfeit the benefit of the insurance.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Obligations of the insurer

Article L175-28

The insurer may stipulate that no acknowledgement of liability or settlement made outside the insurer may be set up against it. The admission of the materiality of a fact cannot be equated with an adm…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-28

…d'Etat shall specify the conditions for the application of this sub-section, in particular the procedures for initiating a resolution procedure.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-28

…undertaking has been divested are governed exclusively by the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: European companies

Article L322-28

Subject to the provisions of this section, the société européenne shall be governed by the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (S…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-28

…obilised in the hands of the third party until it is removed with a view to sale by one of the procedures provided for the application of article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-28

…hem to submit their final tenders on the basis of the solution(s) they have presented and specified during the dialogue. The purchaser checks that the final tenders include all the elements required 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
Search “Art. Loi 2013-98 du 28-1-2013” | French Legislation