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 14411450 of 2194 articles for Art. 28 avr. 2009

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Handling complaints

Article R321-45

…ning the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 as well as articles L. 321-24 and L. 321-28-1 and the persons authorised to direct sales. The complaint shall mention: -if it comes from a na…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-17

…ons set out in article 3 of the order of 26 June 1816 which establishes, in execution of the law of 28 April 1816, judicial auctioneers in towns that are the administrative centre of an arrondissement…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-9

I. - The articles D. 2123-23-1 and D. 2123-23-2 and the articles D. 2123-25 to D. 2123-28 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. II.…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

…e Council of 9 March 2016" and the words: "by Chapters II and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

…e Council of 9 March 2016" and the words: "by Chapters II and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-2

…135, 143, 172, 210, 211, 216, 217, 227, 234, 241, 244, 245, 247, 248, 256, 258 and 260 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 (Solvency II); 2° The…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Transitional tax relief

Article 1647 C quinquies C

…nd craft trades that would have been due in respect of 2010 under this code in force at 31 December 2009, with the exception of the flat-rate coefficients determined in application of article 1518 bis…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R154-2

…the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 8° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 9° The references t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…period between 14 July 2021 and 10 August 2021;2° By 45% for the period between 11 August 2021 and 28 September 2021.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 septies

…t in Articles 72 and 73 of Annex III to this code, taken in application of Article 52 of the law of 28 February 1934, are subject to value added tax at the rate of 2.1% in the departments of mainland…

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