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 19311940 of 2835 articles for Art. last al.

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-22

…thin one month of the date of publication in the Journal officiel de la République française of its last authorisation, a winding-up programme specifying in particular the foreseeable timescales and f…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-43

…applicable coefficient is increased by 25% for the first 600 minutes produced when:1° Each episode lasts between 45 and 52 minutes;2° The works are the subject of a pre-purchase or co-production cont…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L234-2

…resident of the court, in which case the second paragraph of I of Article L. 611-2 shall apply. The last paragraph of article L. 234-1 is applicable.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-35

…rd at its request or at the request of the chairman of the authority. They must be allowed to speak last.The authority may also hear the applicant or any person whose hearing it deems useful.The perso…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-4-6

…he spare parts mentioned in 1° and 2° for a minimum period of five years from the date on which the last unit of the model concerned was placed on the national market.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1501

…ch are acquired or created on or after 1 January 1974. The latter are valued in accordance with the last paragraph of 1 of II of Article 1517 (2).II. - The rental value of motorways and their outbuild…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1656 quater

…ifth paragraph of article 1599 quater D, the penultimate paragraph of article 1609 G as well as the last paragraph of II and the penultimate paragraph of IV of article 1636 B octies do not apply to th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1798 bis

…7;6° Failure to comply with the obligations set out in the second paragraph of article 407 and the last paragraph of article 572.II. - Each omission or inaccuracy found in the information required to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: JURISDICTION OF DECONCENTRAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Article R*122-3

…tmental prefect is exercised by the police prefect;2° The administrative authority mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 341-1 and in articles R. 342-5 and R. 342-8 is the police prefect.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-6

…ation des ressources intercommunales et communales will receive, for the four years following their last year of eligibility, an allocation equal to 90%, 70%, 50% and then 25% respectively of the repa…

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