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 191200 of 3780 articles for Art. n° 18-13.221

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1826

A contravention of the provisions of III of article 806 and Article 807; in addition, custodians, holders or debtors who have contravened the provisions of Articles 806 and 807 are personally liable f…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Mutations

Article 1882

The transfer of ownership of businesses or clienteles is sufficiently established, for the claim and prosecution of registration duties and fines, by the acts or writings which reveal the existence of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liability for offences

Article 1807

In the event of stills and similar equipment being transported under the conditions referred to in article 307 and in the absence of representation at the declared place of destination or at the point…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1810

In addition to the penalties provided for in articles 1791 to 1794, the offences referred to below are punishable by one year's imprisonment, increased to three years for the offences mentioned in 10°…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1819

Sont punies des peines applicables aux infractions prévues par les articles 1810 à 1818 les personnes désignées à l'article 1799.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Mutations

Article 1883

The enjoyment, by way of farm, or lease, or commitment of a property, is also sufficiently established, for the request and continued payment of duties and, where applicable, additional tax, relating…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1802

The provisions of Article 1801 shall not apply:1° To the offences referred to in articles 1797 and 1810; 2° Aux infractions au régime économique de l'alcool et au monopole des tabacs.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1813

a. A fine of €6,000 shall be imposed on anyone who, not being the holder of the exemption provided for in Article 311 bis, has, in a professional capacity, used a mobile distillation apparatus; b. Any…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1824

Manufacturers, importers or merchants of books or rolls of tickets for admission to theatres, constituted in contravention of the regulations relating to the said tickets, may be prohibited, by simple…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the borrower.

Article 1882

If the thing lent perishes by a fortuitous event which the borrower could have secured by using his own, or if, being able to keep only one of the two, he preferred his own, he is liable for the loss…

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