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 40314040 of 22872 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Jan. 2023 – no. 21-18.683

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to titles.

Article R231-2

…fifth-class fine. A repeat offence under this article is punishable in accordance with article 132-11 of the Criminal Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-13

…issue;2° When it is considering refusing to issue the resident card provided for in articles L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-9

…cable articles In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-4No. 2021-1887 of 29 December 2021R. 313-5no. 2023-369 of 11 May 2023R. 313-10n° 2021-1887 of 29 Dece…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R251

…ecrees in the Council of State) is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2023-747 of 9 August 2023, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title.II. - With the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-5

…option of voluntarily acquiring French nationality in accordance with the provisions of article 21-11 below.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-2

…107 and 108 of the Treaty, in particular those provided for in Chapter I and Article 54 of Section 11 relating to aid schemes for audiovisual works.The granting of financial aid for collective operat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-10

…right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fie…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R443-2

…chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise specified in the table below. Applicable article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book VI: Overseas provisions.

Article 1575

…present code is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in its wording resulting from decree n° 2023-686 of 29 July 2023 with the exception of the provisions of Titles IV and V of Book II, Article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-17

…ises his surrender option less than two months after the substitution referred to in article L. 160-11, the indemnity referred to in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 132-21-1 may not be applied…

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