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 89118920 of 43105 articles for Art. R. 211-4

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article R228-52

…ompany in the Trade and Companies Register and the information provided for in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237 ; 6° The company's normal expiry date; 7° The amount, at the time of issue, of the securi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions

Article R15-27

The territorial jurisdiction of directors and heads of departments, unit commanders and their deputies within which departments or units mentioned in this section are grouped covers the entire territo…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Appeal procedures

Article R228-1

The tax order may be appealed by the party or the public prosecutor before the investigating chamber, regardless of the court to which the taxing magistrate belongs. The time limit for appeal is ten d…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article R151-17

The administrative authorities competent to examine the authorisation provided for in this chapter may have recourse to international cooperation to verify the accuracy of the information provided to…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article R151-16

…prior applications for examination of an activity and for authorisation as provided for in articles R. 151-4 and R. 151-5 respectively.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article R213-29

…es governing profit participation certificates issued by insurance companies are set out in article R. 322-79 of the Insurance Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article R213-28

Article R. 322-79 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime sets out the rules for profit participation certificates issued by mutual insurance companies and agricultural mutual insurance and reinsura…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-20

…able, of legal or contractual compensation between different accounts held by the same account holder.Within five working days of receipt of the aforementioned information and the corresponding sums,…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-22

I.. - The appropriate disclosure of the identity of account holders provided for in the second paragraph of V of Article L. 312-20 is organised by Caisse des dépôts et consignations on the basis of th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-19

I. - As part of the consultation of the data contained in the national register for the identification of natural persons, provided for in the ninth paragraph of I of article L. 312-19, the institutio…

AI translation · Updated 6 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