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 56215630 of 7785 articles for Art. 10 déc. 1997

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-40

…b) 30 seconds when the episode lasts more than five minutes;2° For works in the animation genre:a) 10 seconds when the episode lasts ten minutes or less;b) 15 seconds when the episode lasts more than…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2393-33

…ntractors are only paid directly if the amount of their subcontract is equal to or greater than: 1° 10% of the total amount of the contract when the subcontractor is a small or medium-sized enterprise…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-6

…sclosure is made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Title VIII and Articles L. 464-10, L. 490-13 and L. 490-14.The professional secrecy imposed on the members of the College and the s…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ie: Transparency and control procedures

Article R321-23

…lective management organisations to the Minister responsible for culture pursuant to Article L. 326-10 must include: 1° The transparency report mentioned in article R. 321-14 ; 2° With regard to the i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-7-2

…to the provisions of articles R. 422-56 to R. 422-66 and the penalties laid down by Article L. 422-10 shall apply to them. However, the disciplinary measure of temporary or permanent striking off is…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R314-19

…the borrower in order to ensure that the borrower is properly informed, pursuant to Articles L. 314-10 to L. 314-13. The lender or intermediary responds to any request from the borrower for an explana…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1758 A

…the taxpayer or increasing a claim to his benefit, give rise to the payment of an increase equal to 10% of the duties charged to the taxpayer or of the undue claim.The increase is raised to 20% in the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article A121-1

Insurance contracts relating to the classes mentioned in 3 and 10 of article R. 321-1 of the Insurance Code and concerning land motor vehicles must include the clause on the reduction or increase in p…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial and prudential rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds

Article A385-3

…reduced by 30%;3° In the scenario of reduced mortality, the mortality rate at any age is reduced by 10%.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the absence of an agreement.

Article L3323-5

…for investments and, subject to the cases provided for by decree in application of article L. 3324-10, frozen for eight years unless the employee requests payment of all or part of the corresponding…

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