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 30213030 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Funds open to non-professional investors.

Article R214-186

…edge funds is an AIF governed by Article L. 214-140 which complies with the rules set out in II and may invest more than 10% of its assets : 1° In shares or units of AIFs or investment funds governed…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-27

…uses to comply with the obligation to give fingerprints in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, concerning the establishment of Eu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-39

…with the provisions of Directive 2001/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall inform the AIFM, its initial legal representative an…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-8-1

…twenty-five years of the exemptions from property tax on built properties provided for in articles 1384 A, 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code are compensated in accordance with the provisions…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article L214-190-1

…Direct or indirect investment in one or more of the assets referred to in II of Article L. 214-168 may result from the issue of units, shares or debt securities, from the conclusion of contracts cons…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-3

…at do not satisfy the legal conditions.The declarant shall be notified of the reasoned decision and may contest it before the judicial court within a period of six months. The action may be brought pe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

I.-1. Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax under a real taxation system may make a deduction based on the original value of new assets acquired, excluding finance costs, allocated to the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quaterdecies

…ières annuités.IV. - The amount of interest referred to in III giving entitlement to the tax credit may not exceed, for each tax year, the sum of €3,750 for a single, widowed or divorced person and €7…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article R2113-7

The purchaser may implement the reservation provided for in articles L. 2113-12, L. 2113-13 or L. 2113-13-1 when the minimum proportion mentioned in these articles is at least 50%. The decision to res…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3123-37

The adapted companies referred to in article L. 5213-13 may conclude an intermittent employment contract even in the absence of a collective labour agreement, provided that this contract is concluded…

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