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 19711980 of 4369 articles for Art. Loi n° 89-1008

French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion.

Article R441-1

1° For the application of this Book in French Guiana and Martinique, the words: "préfet de région" or: "préfet de département" are replaced by the word: "préfet"; 2° The provisions of 1° apply from th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Universal legacies.

Article 1010

A legacy by universal title is one by which the testator bequeaths a share of the property which the law allows him to dispose of, such as one half, one third, or all his immovables, or all his furnit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary sanctions

Article L341-17

Any breach of the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to banking or financial canvassing committed by the persons mentioned in 1°, 3°, 5°, 7° and 8° of article L. 341-3 and in ar…

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

Article L236-17

On pain of nullity, the sociétés anonymes participating in a merger are required to file a declaration with the Registrar in which they relate all the acts carried out with a view to the merger and by…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Valuation rules

Article 766

The basis of assessment for transfer duties on death relating to securities, sums, values or assets of any kind which have been made unavailable outside France as a result of measures taken by a forei…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Advances and loans

Article L2337-1

The Minister responsible for the economy and finance may, in the absence of special legislative provisions, grant to communes, in the event of temporary cash shortages, advances chargeable to Treasury…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application of the second and third paragraphs of article 73 of the Constitution to the overseas departments

Article LO3445-6

Authorisation is granted by law when the request concerns the adaptation of a legislative provision. In this case, it also constitutes authorisation to issue the implementing regulatory provisions. It…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application to the overseas regions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 73 of the Constitution

Article LO4435-6

Authorisation is granted by law when the request concerns the adaptation of a legislative provision. In this case, it also constitutes authorisation to make the implementing regulatory provisions. It…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2017

Unless otherwise stipulated in the trust agreement, the settlor may at any time appoint a third party to ensure that his interests are safeguarded in the performance of the agreement and who may have…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article R1431-3

The Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie is consulted on draft laws and regulations relating to :1° The establishment, jurisdiction, organisation and operation of industrial tribunals;2° The appointment…

AI translation · Updated 5 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