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 64216430 of 52395 articles for Art. s. 1

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Publication of notices relating to the European Company

Article R123-171-1

The notice provided for in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE) of 8 October 2001, in the event of the registration and deletion of a European…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-102

…le and movable objects, retail trees, and boats (number 69 of table 5) give rise, to the collection:1° If the specifications drawn up by the notary, of a proportional emolument, according to the follo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exceptional corporation tax contribution

Article 1668 B

…ontaneously to the competent public accountant, no later than the date provided for in 2 of Article 1668 for the payment of the corporate income tax liquidation balance. It gives rise to an advance pa…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Start-up and shut-down controls

Article R4324-14

…on the existing risks, so that the operator is in a safe situation. This stop device is such that: 1° Stopping the work equipment takes priority over starting commands; 2° Once the work equipment or…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Start-up and shut-down controls

Article R4324-15

…to occur or which are in the process of occurring. The following are excluded from this obligation: 1° Machinery for which an emergency stop device would not be able to reduce the risk, either because…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-17-4

…roject cannot be deducted from the annual paid leave. This project is treated as a period of work : 1° For the determination of the rights of the persons concerned with regard to annual paid leave ; 2…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-33

Proposals for programming commitments under 1° of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-2-1

…rt of the tasks entrusted to mayors as agents of the State, the municipalities are responsible for: 1° Receiving and entering applications for national identity cards and passports and issuing these d…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-4

…purpose of tracing the possible criminal career of a person convicted of offences under Article 706-106-1 or for whom there are one or more plausible reasons to suspect that he or she has committed or…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-17

…de la propriété industrielle shall register the company, by way of derogation from Article R. 422-3-1, within two months of receipt of the declaration provided for in the first paragraph of the preced…

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