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 17111720 of 3955 articles for Art. 16

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 C

…agreement on recovery with a similar scope to that provided for in Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, taxes, duties and o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to the provision of direct electronic access to a trading venue

Article L533-10-8

…tion or be contrary to Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse or the rules of the trading venue ;2° Ensure that persons using the se…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3351-1

…ISIONSAS THEY STANDTo Book IIn Title IR. 3111-1 to R. 3111-3R. 3113-1Resulting from decree no. 2022-1683 of 28 December 2022R. 3114-1 and R. 3114-2R. 3114-4 and R. 3114-5 In Title IIR. 3121-1 to R. 31…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products which may only be sold in bulk under certain conditions

Article D120-6

…to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures as well as pr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-15

…tes or currencies; d) Financial indices, satisfying the conditions laid down in I of Article R. 214-16; 2° The counterparties to transactions in OTC financial contracts are either institutions acting…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-23

…e programme of water quality analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 1321-18, the person respon…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article A232

…ting to the declarations referred to in Parts B and C of Section III of Annex III to Directive 2011/16/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2011. The report shall specify wh…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-4

I.- By way of derogation fromArticle 16-10 of the Civil Code, when the person is incapable of expressing his or her wishes or when he or she is deceased, the examination may be undertaken for medical…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-30

…r the conditions set out in Articles L. 324-1 of this Code, L. 212-11 of the Mutual Code and L. 931-16 of the Social Security Code;4° After noting that the transfer procedure referred to in 3° has fai…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

…time matters;15° Défenseur syndical (trade union representative) referred to in article L. 1453-4 ; 16° Member of the commission mentioned in article L. 23-111-1.

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