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 18111820 of 17805 articles for Art. n° 15-16.826 et 15-16.827

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R251

I. - With the exception of articles R. 15-29 to R. 15-33-23, R. 15-33-43 and R. 15-33-59, R. 48-1, the I of article R. 49-8-3, articles R. 49-8-5 to R. 49-19, R. 53-51 to R. 53-56, R. 63, R. 64, R. 93…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-16

…erred to in III of Article L. 511-15 or in the third paragraph of Article L. 511-15-1, on the date set by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or by the European Central Bank. At the e…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L912-1-1

The words: "la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 en faveur des petites et moyennes entreprises" and the words: "la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 précitée" appearing in the third and fourth paragraphs of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, SAINT-MARTIN AND SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L772-1

…risation to operate as a credit institution shall be granted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution."; 2° In Article L. 511-15 : a) The first paragraph is replaced by the following pr…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-8

Any member who fails to pay his dues to the Fonds de Garantie des Dépôts et de Résolution shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article L. 621-15 and to late payment penalties paid directly…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article D2531-10

…e to the social security contributions they pay as well as to the provisions of articles D. 2531-14 et D. 2531-15.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L442-1

…e replaced, where applicable, by the provisions of the Code des Communes applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon having the same purpose.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval procedure

Article R519-56

Based on the information provided in the application, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will assess whether the association meets the conditions set out in Articles L. 519-11 to L.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment services

Article L752-10

…n euros or CFP francs; 2° In the first paragraph of Article L. 314-15, after the word "Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon", the words "New Caledonia, French Polynesia or the Wallis and Futuna Islands" are added…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment services

Article L753-10

…n euros or CFP francs; 2° In the first paragraph of Article L. 314-15, after the word "Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon", the following words are added: ", New Caledonia, French Polynesia or the Wallis and Fu…

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