French law library: codes, regulators and duties
The French texts a business meets in practice, each with its official reference, the competent authority and a link to the text published on Légifrance. We publish metadata, not statute text, the text stays with its publisher.
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Areas
Company, accounts and governance2 · Registration, annual accounts, management liability and the duty of vigilance. The texts that decide who answers for the company and on what accounting record.Employment and social security2 · The employment contract, termination, working time, health at work and social contributions. The rules from the first day of an engagement to the last.Personal data1 · The French implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation and the national choices made within it.Contract, sale and consumer2 · Formation of contract, pre-contractual information, statutory guarantees, commercial practices and the right of withdrawal.Finance, money laundering and integrity3 · Customer due diligence, vigilance, suspicious activity reporting and the anti-corruption programme, with the duties the regulator expects to see evidenced.Relations with the administration1 · Handling of applications, statement of reasons and access to documents, the rules that apply when the counterparty is a public authority.
Acts
- French Commercial CodeCode de commerce, LEGITEXT000005634379
- Act of 27 March 2017 on the duty of vigilance of parent and instructing companiesLoi n° 2017-399 du 27 mars 2017
- French Labour CodeCode du travail, LEGITEXT000006072050
- French Social Security CodeCode de la sécurité sociale, LEGITEXT000006073189
- Act of 6 January 1978 on information technology, data files and civil libertiesLoi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978
- French Civil CodeCode civil, LEGITEXT000006070721
- French Consumer CodeCode de la consommation, LEGITEXT000006069565
- French Monetary and Financial CodeCode monétaire et financier, LEGITEXT000006072026
- Act of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic lifeLoi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016
- French Penal CodeCode pénal, LEGITEXT000006070719
- Code on relations between the public and the administrationCode des relations entre le public et l'administration, LEGITEXT000031366350
Questions
Within what time limit can an employee challenge the termination of their contract?Labour Code, article L1471-1What information must a party give before concluding a contract?Civil Code, article 1112-1What guarantee does a seller owe a consumer on goods sold?Consumer Code, articles L217-3 et seq.What is the role of the CNIL in supervising data processing?Act no. 78-17, article 8Who must be registered in the trade and companies register?Commercial Code, article L123-1Which companies must draw up annual accounts?Commercial Code, article L232-1When must an obliged entity identify its customer?Monetary and Financial Code, article L561-5What does the anti-corruption programme required of large companies contain?Act no. 2016-1691, article 17Which companies must publish a vigilance plan?Act no. 2017-399, article 1Must an unfavourable administrative decision state its reasons?Code on relations between the public and the administration, articles L211-2 and L211-5On what basis are social contributions calculated?Social Security Code, article L242-1Can a company be criminally liable?Penal Code, article 121-2
Regulators
Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés1 · Acts supervisedAutorité des marchés financiers1 · Acts supervisedAutorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution1 · Acts supervisedDirection générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes1 · Acts supervisedAutorité de la concurrence1 · Acts supervisedMinistère du Travail et inspection du travail1 · Acts supervisedUrssaf1 · Acts supervisedDéfenseur des droits2 · Acts supervisedTracfin1 · Acts supervisedAgence française anticorruption1 · Acts supervisedInstitut national de la propriété industrielle1 · Acts supervisedMinistère de la Justice4 · Acts supervised
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- Questions
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- Regulators
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- Checked
- 2026-09-21
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