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 20412050 of 5416 articles for Art. Société Lupa

French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies A

I. Individuals who are members of a professional non-trading company may benefit from the provisions of Article 151 octies for net capital gains on contributions, on which they are personally taxable…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-3

I.-The companies mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 123-16-2 or those which exceed, in respect of the last completed financial year and on an annual basis, two of the three thresholds set, respective…

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

Article 199 terdecies-0 C

1. a. Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes, within the meaning of the article 4 B, are entitled to an income tax reduction equal to 30% of payments made up to 31 December 2024 in respect of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-12

A company which has fewer than fifty permanent employees during the financial year and whose articles of association meet the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 210-10 may provide in its ar…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Legal representative of an establishment established in France

Article L421-19

A foreign national who holds the position of legal representative in an establishment or company established in France, as long as he or she is an employee or corporate officer in an establishment or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-2

Sports associations or societies may receive public subsidies for missions of general interest. These subsidies are the subject of agreements between the local authorities, their groupings and public…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L211-5

The procedure for identifying the owners of equity securities is set out in Articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-6 of the Commercial Code.The identification procedure referred to in the first paragraph appli…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-18

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 18,000 euros for a statutory auditor, in his own name or as a partner in a company of statutory auditors, to give or confirm false informatio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-146

Subscriptions and payments are evidenced by a certificate from the custodian drawn up, at the time the funds are deposited, on presentation of the subscription forms. Shares paid up by offsetting liqu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-2

Only joint stock companies may, in connection with the transactions referred to in article L. 551-1, receive sums corresponding to subscriptions by purchasers or payments of the proceeds of their inve…

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