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 37713780 of 29130 articles for Art. 18 mai 2005

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

…fection, as well as any compensation for which it is responsible under articles L. 1142-15, L. 1142-18, L. 1142-24-7 and L. 1142-24-16. The Office is also responsible for compensating damage directly…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Provisions common to different categories of income

Article 154 bis-0 A

…by sums paid by the company to retirement savings plans which are exempt pursuant to a and a bis of 18° of Article 81. II. - (Repealed). III. - If the farm manager has taken out a contract for his spo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-1

…term of office; d) Failure to comply with the provisions relating to fees set out in Article L. 823-18 and Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014; 3° Persons or entities subject to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 C ter

…mmercial activity.In the event of a change of operator during an exemption period, the exemption is maintained for the remaining period and under the conditions laid down for the predecessor.The exemp…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 B bis

I. - Non-built properties classified in the second and sixth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and located in the wetlands defined in 1° of I of artic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1601

…ster with the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector or who remain registered there as such. Natural persons receiving the solidarity allowance for the elderly me…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-5

I. - The owners referred to in articles R. 1334-17 and R. 1334-18 must compile and keep a file entitled "asbestos technical file" containing the following information and documents:1° Reports on the l…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-2

…férence aux règles de procédure civile applicables en Polynésie française "; 5° A l'article R. 2141-18, for its application in New Caledonia, the words: "The holders of parental authority of a minor,…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
In force

Article Annexe 1-3

…ierobezotu atbildibu;komanditsabiedriba;17° For Lithuania:akcine bendrove;uzdaroji akcine bendrove;18° For Luxembourg:la société anonyme;la société en commandite par actions;la société à responsabili…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-2

The bill of exchange may be to the order of the drawer himself. It may be drawn on the drawer himself. It may be drawn on behalf of a third party. It may be payable at the domicile of a third party, e…

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