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 1120 of 52313 articles for Art. 1 mars 2000

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L743-15

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Maximum period of absence.

Article R2123-10

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 2123-5, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-1

The Agence nationale de traitement informatisé des infractions governed by decree no. 2011-348 of 29 March 2011 is the authorising officer responsible for issuing the enforcement order provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R23-111-1

For the application of II of article L. 23-111-1, branches for which an agreement was concluded no later than 31 March of the year in which the regional cross-industry joint committee was set up or re…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-17

…n and including, where applicable, the safety report provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations and r…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Book I: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS

Article L1100-1

…ddition to employment contracts, the following contracts or agreements are not subject to this Code:1° Transfers of powers or responsibilities between purchasers or between concession-granting authori…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…in this chapter, the following provisions of this code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Books I to III, with the exception of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 335-4 and Articles L. 13…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-14-1

For the application of article R. 6341-31 in Mayotte, the words: "in article L. 821-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in article 35 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 rela…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget

Article R5212-1-1-1

The provisions of articles R. 5211-13-2 to R. 5211-13-6 are applicable to syndicats de communes.

AI translation · Updated 4 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