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 30313040 of 13796 articles for Art. European Commission report COM

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-1

Collective management organisations draw up an annual transparency report, including a special report on the use of sums deducted for the provision of social, cultural or educational services, in part…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-12

In investment firms of significant importance in terms of their size and according to criteria relating to the level of remuneration of the individual, the payment of a portion at least equal to 40% o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 10: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services

Article R211-51

…f article L. 211-21, any natural or legal person legally established in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wishes to e…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-2

An anti-competitive practice referred to in Article L. 481-1 is irrevocably presumed to have been established with regard to the natural or legal person designated in the same Article once its existen…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article D2213-1-1-3

Practitioners with foreign diplomas from outside the European Union are authorised to issue death certificates from the second year of their skills consolidation course, by delegation and under the re…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-8-1

…that has granted aid to an undertaking is required to recover it without delay if a decision of the European Commission or a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities requires it to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-2

…euros and which are not money market instruments, within the meaning of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004, referred to above, with a maturity of less…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R452-3

Infringements of the European Commission measures mentioned in Article L. 422-3 are punishable by the fine provided for 5th class contraventions. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with articles 1…

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

Article R6322-19

The provisions of articles R. 1112-79 to R. 1112-94 relating to the users' commission are applied to persons cared for in cosmetic surgery facilities where the holder of the authorisation is a health…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R615-6

The Commission shall notify the European Commission, pursuant to Article L. 615-1, the list of consumer mediators, specifying that they meet the quality requirements and fulfil the conditions laid dow…

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