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 601610 of 53942 articles for Art. R 212-2

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out

Article L212-6

The rules governing the creation of preference shares are set out in Articles L. 228-29-8 to L. 228-29-10 and L. 228-35-1 of the French Commercial Code.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The obligation to insure - The Central Tariff Office.

Article L212-1

Any person subject to compulsory insurance who, having applied to take out a policy with an insurance undertaking covering civil liability risks arising from the use of land motor vehicles in France,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The obligation to insure - The Central Tariff Office.

Article L212-3

Any insurance undertaking covering the risk of third party liability arising from the use of land motor vehicles which continues to refuse to cover the risk for which the premium has been set by the C…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cinematographic exhibition sector

Article L212-1

A cinematographic entertainment venue is any cinema or group of cinemas specially equipped on a permanent basis to show cinematographic performances, whatever the method of fixation or transmission an…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-16

Withdrawal of approval for a given venue is tantamount to withdrawal of authorisation to open that venue to the public.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation to operate as an operator

Article L212-4

Authorisation is subject to payment of a fee to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. This fee is set at a flat rate of sixteen euros for each screening room in a cinema and five euros f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation to operate as an operator

Article L212-5

The conditions for issuing and withdrawing authorisations are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-15

Authorisation to open a cinema to the public may not be granted until approval has been obtained.Any substantial change to the characteristics described in the application for approval, affecting a ci…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-19

The creation of a programming group or agreement intended to ensure the programming of cinematographic works in cinematographic entertainment establishments is subject to prior approval by the Preside…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 7: Control of cinema box office receipts

Article L212-35

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be laid down by regulation.

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