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 21112120 of 2202 articles for Art. 1er déc. 2016

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Basis and rate of the flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-41

I. - The rate of the flat-rate tourist tax is set, for each type and category of accommodation, per unit of accommodation capacity and per overnight stay.This rate is set by deliberation of the munici…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-22

I. - When some of the communes of a syndicate of communes or a mixed syndicate form part of an urban community, through the creation of this community, through the merger of public establishments of i…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-186

I. - A fund of hedge funds is an AIF governed by Article L. 214-140 which complies with the rules set out in II and may invest more than 10% of its assets : 1° In shares or units of AIFs or investment…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
In force

Article Annexe 2-1

MODEL STATUTES FOR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES WHOSE SINGLE PARTNER,PERSONAL PERSON, PERSONALLY ASSUMES MANAGEMENT Company: (company name) Limited liability company: With capital of: (to be completed)…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-70-1

…erning the administrative staff of the chambers of commerce and industry referred to in the article 1er de la loi n° 52-1311 du 10 décembre 1952 relative à l'établissement obligatoire d'un statut du p…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

1. The parent company tax regime, as defined in Article 216, is applicable to companies and other bodies subject to corporation tax at the standard rate which hold equity interests satisfying the foll…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater X

I. - 1. The low-income housing bodies mentioned in Article L. 411-2 du code de la construction et de l'habitation, with the exception of sociétés anonymes coopératives d'intérêt collectif pour l'acces…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quaterdecies

1 The net amount of short-term capital gains may be divided equally between the year in which they are realised and the following two years.It refers to the excess of these capital gains over capital…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 C

I. 1. The taxation of capital gains derived from the disposal of securities mentioned in I of article 150-0 A may, if the proceeds of the disposal are invested, before 31 December of the year followin…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies

I. Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised by an individual on the occasion of the contribution to a company subject to a real taxation system of a sole propri…

AI translation · Updated 8 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