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 10211030 of 29733 articles for Art. CE 8-4-2022 n° 447694

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-81

…ding a proxy to the company without indicating a mandate; 8° The indication that under no circumstances may the shareholder return both the proxy form and the postal voting form to the company. In the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Award procedure and conditions

Article 832-1

Applications made under the provisions of this Title shall be considered only after the processing of applications for investments or advances already registered under Articles 232-8 to 232-12.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-8

Volunteer activities are recorded as part of the personal data processing mentioned in II of article L. 6323-8. The account holder decides which activities he wishes to record.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-49

…envisaged. It shall be made by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt and notified in the same form to the creditors registered on the business. The latter may requ…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-48

The tenant may, at his request, be authorised to carry on one or more activities in the rented premises that differ from those provided for in the lease, having regard to economic conditions and the r…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-47

…ention known to the landlord by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, indicating the activities whose exercise is envisaged. This formality serves as formal notice…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-8

The general meetings of the European Company shall be subject to the rules laid down in Section 3 of Chapter V of this Title in so far as they are compatible with the aforementioned Council Regulation…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Investigation.

Article R463-8

For the application of article L. 464-1 and the first and second paragraphs of article L. 462-8, the general rapporteur may set deadlines for the production of statements, supporting documents or obse…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 F

…n article 8 of the decree of 9 April 1956 on the creation and operation of special mortgage archive centres is set at €5 per person for whom the information is requested.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…he alerts mentioned in article R. 3113-3 is as follows: 1° Infectious diseases : 1. Botulism; 2. Brucellosis; 3. Anthrax; 4. Chikungunya; 5. Cholera; 6. Dengue fever; 7. Diphtheria; 8. African haemorr…

AI translation · Updated 4 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