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 621630 of 31914 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 5 Jan. 2016 – no. 14-10.628

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 A

…his article, companies that carry out the operations mentioned in the first paragraph of article 1465 under the conditions and subject, where applicable, to the approval provided for in this article a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-14

I.-The admission of financial instruments and assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1 to trading on a regulated market is decided by the market undertaking, in accordance with the rules of the ma…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment income

Article R343-14

…343-3.When a financial futures instrument is used under the conditions defined in Article R. 332-45, and is linked to a security or group of securities mentioned in the first paragraph, the realisab…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-14

After having obtained the agreement of the debtor and, in the event of recourse to conciliation and to an agent for the execution of the agreement, the opinion of the public prosecutor under the condi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-14

…ularly works as an external company for a company, under the conditions provided for in article R. 4511-1. In the cases provided for in 1° and 2°, an agreement is concluded between the undertaking whi…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D213-14

…e producer, has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 213-35 to submit its written observations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-14

If no opposition is lodged within one month of notification of the order for payment, regardless of the method of notification, or if the employer who lodged the opposition withdraws his opposition, t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-14

Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 572-13 shall also be liable to the following additional penalties:1° A ban on civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the pro…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-14

…t he is unfit for the job involving night work, within the meaning of articles L. 3122-1 to L. 3122-5, unless he provides written proof either that he is unable to offer a position under the condition…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-143

…ment shall contain, in addition to the information provided for in Articles L. 214-104 and L. 214-105, the following information: 1° The surname, usual first name, address and number of shares held by…

AI translation · Updated 6 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