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 29012910 of 21808 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 Jan. 2017 – no. 15-23.547

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 674

Less than €25 may not be levied in cases where the sums and values would not produce €25 of proportional duty or tax or progressive duty.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Alerts to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor and the exercise of his powers

Article D47-1-37

…5°, it shall be specified whether the judicial authority considers that, in accordance with Article 25(3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the European Public Prosecutor's Offi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-19

…t electronically after affixing an electronic signature in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.The decision to refuse, suspend or withd…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

…al penalty: 1° The fact, for the manufacturer of a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or, where applicable, for its…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-36

…e entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries, implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down detailed rul…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-44

…of at least :-400,000 euros for the operations referred to in Articles 10 to 15, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 of Article R. 321-1 and for reinsurance operations;-240,000 for operations in classes other than…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Duration and implementation of professionalisation actions.

Article L6325-13

…mpany itself.The minimum duration of these courses is between 15%, but not less than 150 hours, and 25% of the total duration of the contract.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

…al penalty: 1° The fact, for the manufacturer of a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or, where applicable, for its…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-9

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 224-25-28 relating to the suspension of the guarantee period is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-6

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 224-25-18 relating to compliance procedures is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal entit…

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