Encadrement des Loyers in France: Where Rent Caps Actually Apply (2026)
French rent control applies in about ten territories, not nationwide. Where the loyer de reference applies, how the ceiling works, and its 2026 expiry.
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Enregistrement audio comme preuve en justice en France : la règle depuis 2023
Un enregistrement audio secret peut-il servir de preuve en France ? Depuis l'arrêt du 22 décembre 2023, la Cour de cassation applique un test d'indispensabilité et de proportionnalité strict.
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Enregistrement en France : consentement, sanctions et preuve
Le droit français de l'enregistrement : la règle du consentement de l'article 226-1, les sanctions, l'exception jurisprudentielle, et la preuve.
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Enregistrer une conversation à son insu en France : que dit la loi ?
Enregistrer une conversation à son insu en France est en principe un délit (article 226-1 du Code pénal, jusqu'à 1 an de prison et 45 000 euros d'amende). Exceptions et sanctions expliquées.
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État des lieux en France : les règles du constat d'entrée et pourquoi il décide de votre dépôt de garantie
Règles de l'état des lieux en France : article 3-2, la présomption de l'article 1731, le délai de 10 jours pour rectifier et la grille de vétusté.
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État des Lieux in France: Move-In Inventory Rules and Why It Decides Your Deposit
French move-in inventory rules: article 3-2, the Code civil 1731 presumption, the 10-day amendment window, fee caps, and why a grille de vétusté is optional.
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Eviction in France (Expulsion Locataire): The Procedure and the Six Week Trap
The French eviction procedure step by step, and why the six week payment period after a commandement de payer does not override the délai already written into the clause résolutoire of a lease running on 29 July 2023.
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Excès de vitesse en France : barème des amendes et retrait de points 2026
Barème des amendes pour excès de vitesse en France par tranche de km/h, et la réforme 2025 qui fait du grand excès de vitesse un délit dès la première infraction, en vigueur depuis le 29 décembre 2025.
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Expulsion locataire en France : la procédure et le piège des six semaines
La procédure d'expulsion en France étape par étape, et pourquoi le délai de six semaines ne s'applique pas à un bail déjà en cours le 29 juillet 2023.
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Family Law in France: PACS, Divorce, Custody, Child Support
How French family law works: PACS, no-judge mutual consent divorce, prestation compensatoire, parental authority, shared custody, and pension alimentaire.
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Final Pay in France: the Solde de Tout Compte and What Employers Must Provide
What French employers must pay and hand over at contract end: the solde de tout compte, the 6 month contest window, and the documents legally required.
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Forced Heirship in France: The Reserved Share Explained
Forced heirship in France: how the reserved share protects children, the freely disposable share by number of children, and the cross-border rules.
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France Consumer and Debt Rights: A Guide to the Law
French consumer and debt law: faulty-goods guarantees, refunds, the commissaire de justice, payment orders, wage garnishment, and over-indebtedness.
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France DPE Rental Ban (Passoire Thermique): G, F and E Dates and Who It Catches
Class G banned since 1 January 2025, F from 2028, E from 2034. Which leases the French DPE rental ban actually catches, and what a tenant can do about it.
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France Driving Laws: Points, Speeding, Drink Driving, and Fines
French road traffic law: the permis a points system, probationary licences, speeding bands, drink driving limits, delit de fuite, and contesting fines.
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France Driving Licence Points: Retrait and How to Recover Them
How France's 12-point licence works: how retrait removes points, the 6 and 8 point caps, and how points return after 6 months, 2 years, or 3 years.
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France E-Scooter Laws: EDPM Rules, Age Limits, and Fines (2026)
Is it legal to ride an e-scooter in France? A guide to EDPM circulation rules, the age-14 minimum, insurance, fines, and why the Paris ban only covers rental scooters.
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France Employment Law: Dismissal, Resignation, Severance and Pay
A guide to French employment law: how a contract ends, notice and severance rules, final pay, overtime and paid leave, and the deadlines that apply.
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France Licence Invalidation, Suspension and Cancellation Explained
France separates invalidation (solde nul), suspension, and judicial annulation. Waiting periods, medical and psychotechnical exams, and retest rules.
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France Points Recovery Course (Stage de Recuperation de Points)
How the French points recovery course works: up to 4 points back, once a year, about 200 EUR, only at a prefet-approved CSSR. Rules explained in English.
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France Recording Laws: Consent, Penalties and Evidence
How French recording law works: the article 226-1 consent rule, penalties, the narrow case-law exception, and when a secret recording is evidence.
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France Security Deposit (Dépôt de Garantie): Limits, Deadlines and the 10% Late Penalty
French dépôt de garantie rules: the one month and two month ceilings, the return deadline, and how the 10% per month commencé late penalty is calculated.
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France Severance Pay: How the Indemnite de Licenciement Is Calculated
See the exact French formula for statutory severance pay, two full worked examples, the 8 month seniority rule, and how the indemnity is taxed in 2026.
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France Speeding Fines: Full 2026 Penalty Table and Points Schedule
France speeding fines and points by km/h band, plus the 2025 reform making 50+ km/h over the limit a délit from a first offense, effective 29 December 2025.
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France Tenant Rights: A Guide to Renting Under the 1989 Law
How French residential tenancy works: the 1989 law, the furnished and unfurnished split, inventories, deposits, rent limits, notice periods and eviction.
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France Winter Eviction Ban (Trêve Hivernale): Dates, Exceptions and What It Does Not Stop
The French trêve hivernale runs 1 November to 31 March. What it suspends, what it does not, and the exceptions most summaries get wrong.
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French Criminal Law and Justice: Procedure, Rights and Records
How French criminal justice works: reporting an offence, garde à vue, legitimate defence, aide juridictionnelle and the casier judiciaire, explained.
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French Inheritance Tax (Droits de Succession): 2026 Rates and Allowances
How droits de succession works in France in 2026: allowances by relationship, the full tax scale, filing deadlines, and a step by step worked example.
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French Law Explained: Codes, Courts and Key Rules (2026)
How French law actually works: the codes that hold the rules, which court hears what, avocat versus notaire, and the 2025 and 2026 changes to driving, defamation and evidence.
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French Neighbour and Property Disputes: A Guide
How French neighbour law works: noise nuisance, trouble anormal de voisinage codified in 2024, boundary planting distances, hedges, trees, and bornage.
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Garde a Vue in France: Duration, Rights and the 2024 Lawyer Reform
How long garde à vue can last in France, the 96 and 144 hour regimes, the rights that must be notified, and what changed on 1 July 2024.
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Garde Alternée en France : comment fonctionnent la garde partagée et la résidence alternée
Comment fonctionne la garde alternée en France : quand le juge peut l'imposer malgré une opposition, les règles de pension alimentaire, et la réforme du CMG de 2025.
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Garde Alternée in France: How Shared Custody and Alternating Residence Work
How garde alternée works in France: when judges can order alternating residence over objection, child support rules, and the 2025 CMG reform explained.
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GDPR in France: the Informatique et Libertés Law, the CNIL, and Your Rights
How the GDPR applies in France through the loi 78-17 and the CNIL: sanctions, exercising your rights, complaints, and 2025 developments on AI.
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Harcèlement Moral at Work in France: The Law and Where to Report
How French law defines harcèlement moral at work, the employer prevention duty, how proof works, why the barème does not apply, and where to report.
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Harcèlement Moral au Travail en France : le droit et où le signaler
Comment le droit français définit le harcèlement moral au travail, l'obligation de prévention de l'employeur, la preuve, le barème écarté et où le signaler.
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Heures Supplémentaires en France : Les Règles de Majoration Expliquées
Comment fonctionnent les heures supplémentaires en France : taux de majoration, contingent de 220 heures, traitement fiscal en 2026, et règles de preuve en cas de litige.
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Hidden Defects in France: The Vice Cache Warranty (Especially for Used Cars)
The vice cache warranty lets French buyers undo a sale or cut the price for a hidden defect, within 2 years of discovery. Key for used cars.
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How Inheritance Works in France: Heirs, Spousal Rights, and Succession Rules
How inheritance works under French law: the order of heirs, spousal rights, succession options, key deadlines, and the reserved share protecting children.
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How Much Does a Divorce Cost in France? (2026 Guide)
French divorce cost explained: the droit de partage tax (1.10% since 2022, CGI Art. 746), the four divorce routes, lawyer and notaire fees, and legal aid.
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How to Calculate Pension Alimentaire in France: The Official Barème
The Ministry of Justice barème formula for calculating pension alimentaire in France, explained step by step with worked examples for one and three children.
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How to Contest a Traffic Fine in France: ANTAI, Deadlines, and Appeals
How to contest a French traffic fine: the 45-day ANTAI requête en exonération, consignation rules, the amende majorée deadline, and FPS appeals to the TSP.
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How to File a CNIL Complaint in France (What It Can and Cannot Do)
How to file a free complaint with France's CNIL: what to submit, what happens next, and why the CNIL cannot award you compensation for a data protection breach.
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How to File a Criminal Complaint in France: Porter Plainte Explained
Filing a plainte in France: in person, online since 15 October 2024, or by letter to the procureur. Plainte contre X, deadlines and partie civile rules.
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How to File a Defamation Complaint in France: Procedure, Deadlines, and Costs
Learn how defamation complaints are filed in France: plainte simple, plainte avec partie civile, and citation directe, the three-month deadline, and costs.
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How to Get a Refund on an Online Purchase in France
Refunds on online orders in France: the 14-day right of withdrawal, the two-year legal guarantee, non-delivered orders, and why chargeback is not a right.
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Indemnité de licenciement en France : mode de calcul et exemples
Découvrez la formule légale de l'indemnité de licenciement en France, deux exemples chiffrés complets, la règle des 8 mois d'ancienneté et la fiscalité de l'indemnité en 2026.
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Indemnité de rupture conventionnelle : le montant minimum en France
Le montant minimum légal de l'indemnité de rupture conventionnelle en France, pourquoi aucune ancienneté minimale n'est exigée, et comment ce versement est imposé en 2026.
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Injonction de Payer: France Payment Order Explained
The injonction de payer is how a French creditor gets an enforceable title for an unpaid debt: the procedure, the 1-month opposition window, and next steps.
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Injure et diffamation en France : la différence et les peines encourues
En droit français, la diffamation allègue un fait, l'injure non. La ligne de partage, les peines de 38 à 45 000 euros, et le délai de trois mois.
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Injure vs Diffamation in France: The Difference and Penalties
In French law diffamation alleges a fact and injure does not. See the line, public vs non public penalties from 38 to 45,000 euros, and the 3 month deadline.
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Interdiction de location DPE en France (passoire thermique) : dates G, F et E et qui est concerné
Classe G interdite depuis le 1er janvier 2025, F dès 2028, E dès 2034. Quels baux sont concernés par l'interdiction de location DPE, et recours du locataire.
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Invalidation, Suspension et Annulation du Permis en France
La France distingue invalidation (solde nul), suspension et annulation judiciaire. Délais d'attente, examens médicaux et psychotechniques, retest.
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Is It Legal to Record a Conversation in France Without Consent?
Is it legal to record a conversation in France without consent? Article 226-1 of the Code pénal, penalties, exceptions, and the police-filming rules explained.
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Job Abandonment in France (Abandon de Poste): The Presumed Resignation Rules
Job abandonment in France triggers a presumed resignation. Learn the 15 day mise en demeure rule, legitimate exceptions, and the 2024 Conseil d'État ruling.
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Joint Ownership in France: Indivision, the 2/3 Majority, and When a Sale Can Be Forced
How indivision works in France: what a 2/3 majority can decide under Article 815-3, and how Article 815-5-1 lets a court authorize selling a jointly owned home.
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Knife Laws in France: Is It Legal to Carry a Knife?
France knife law explained: carrying any knife without a legitimate reason is an offence, plus the 2025 ban on zombie knives and brass knuckles.
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L'Autorité Parentale en droit français de la famille
Comment fonctionne l'autorité parentale en France : exercice conjoint par défaut, actes usuels et actes importants, et quand un tribunal peut la suspendre ou la retirer.
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L'Indivision en France : La Majorité des 2/3 et Quand une Vente Peut Être Forcée
Comment fonctionne l'indivision en France : ce qu'une majorité des deux tiers peut décider selon l'article 815-3, et comment l'article 815-5-1 permet à un tribunal d'autoriser la vente d'un bien indivis.
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L'Injonction de Payer en France Expliquée
L'injonction de payer permet à un créancier français d'obtenir un titre exécutoire pour une dette impayée : la procédure et le délai d'opposition d'un mois.
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