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 10711080 of 1297 articles for Art. al. final

French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Modulation of sentences according to the scale and seriousness of the offence and the personality of the offender, special provisions, repeat offending

Article 369

…are not explicitly prohibited under customs regulations, the courts may release them before giving final judgment. 4. The courts may not exempt the debtor from the payment of sums defrauded or unduly…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-4

…elevant documents, setting out the aims and terms of the planned transaction one month before it is finalised. During this period, the Autorité may oppose the transaction if it considers that it is no…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-2

…upplementary pension scheme. The offices and the agency are dissolved once their accounts have been finally settled. "

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-138

…rt to the next Ordinary General Meeting, certified by the statutory auditor, if any, describing the final terms of the transaction. II.-The issue price or the conditions for setting this price shall b…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-3

…inary shares. Non-voting preferred shares may not represent more than one quarter of the share capital. Their par value is equal to that of the ordinary shares or, where applicable, the ordinary share…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 F

…matographic works or from the date of their completion defined by decree for audiovisual works, the final approval of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée certifying tha…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-46

…formation, they may refer the matter to the President of the Court of First Instance, ruling in the final instance under the accelerated procedure on the merits, for an order requiring the company mak…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-6

…disciplinary chamber will be informed of the decision that has been taken as soon as it has become final.The penalties and prohibitions provided for in this article apply throughout the territory of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-2

…verall effective rate defined above, where their amount cannot be accurately indicated prior to the final conclusion of the contract.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Conversion of sentences

Article 747-1

In the event of a final conviction for an offence to a firm prison sentence of less than or equal to six months, or the firm part of which is less than or equal to six months, including if this senten…

AI translation · Updated 7 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