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 461470 of 57415 articles for Art. s. 150 U and 200 B

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

I. - The net financial charges borne by an undertaking which is not a member of a group, within the meaning of Articles 223 A or 223 A bis, are deductible from taxable income subject to corporation ta…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 bis

I. - 1° Intra-Community acquisitions of tangible movable property made for consideration by a taxable person acting as such, or by a non-taxable legal entity when the vendor is a taxable person acting…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1965 B

In the case of successive usufructs, as the eventual usufruct comes to an end, the bare owner is entitled to the return of a sum equal to what he would have paid less if the duty paid by him had been…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1961 bis

Unless it takes the place of registration duties under article 664, the land registration tax is only refundable in the event of an error by the service responsible for land registration. Subject to t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1522 bis

I. - The municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation may institute, under the conditions provided for in 1 of II of article 1639 A bis, an incentive portion of the t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Ia: Stamp duty and similar taxes levied for the benefit of the Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (National Agency for Secure Documents)

Article 1628 bis

If the national identity card is not presented for renewal, a stamp duty of €25 will be charged.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1599 bis

…egions collect:1° The component of the flat-rate tax on network companies relating to rolling stock used on the national rail network for passenger transport operations, provided for in Article 1599 q…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Interest for late payment

Article 440 bis

I. - Any tax, duty or charge provided for in this Code that has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of interest on arrears.Interest for late payment applies from t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Contribution levied in respect of the participation of employers in the construction effort and the participation of agricultural employers in the construction effort

Article 235 bis

1. The rules concerning the contribution collected in respect of the participation of employers in the construction effort are defined in articles

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1468 bis

I. - For the application of the provisions relating to the business property tax, with the exception of those provided for in Articles 1465 to 1465 B, the extension of an establishment means the net i…

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