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 26212630 of 42727 articles for Art. L. 145-37 et Art. L. 145-38

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…plicable, govern them, without being subject to the authorisation procedure provided for in Article L. 532-1 but without being able to claim the benefit of the provisions of Articles L. 532-16 to L. 5…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibitions

Article L531-11

A firm other than an investment firm or an asset management company may not use any name, corporate name, advertising or, in general, any expression suggesting that it is authorised as an investment f…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

…nies must obtain authorisation. This authorisation is issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. It is not required for the sole purpose of providing one or more of the services m…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Representative offices of investment firms

Article L532-14

…son or representative offices in France, they must first notify the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which will inform the Autorité des marchés financiers. These offices shall state t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-19

…rder to supervise an investment service provider benefiting from the regime provided for in Article L. 532-18-1, the competent authorities of the home country to which it belongs may require its branc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions

Article L531-0

In this Title, "financial instrument" means financial instruments within the meaning of Article L. 211-1 and the units referred to in Article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-7

The Minister responsible for the economy shall set the conditions under which investment firms and credit and investment institutions as defined in article L. 516-1 may carry on, on a professional bas…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

…llective investments" without managing UCITS mentioned in 1° and 3°: 1° Falling under II of article L. 214-24, excluding those mentioned in the last paragraph of the same II and excluding FIAs falling…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-8

…e Minister responsible for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 532-6 and L. 532-7. In particular, it shall set the terms and conditions under which :a) Decision…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-4

…ramme of operations, the AMF assesses the quality of the programme in the light of the obligations set out in Articles L. 533-25 and L. 533-26, as well as the conditions under which the investment ser…

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