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 79217930 of 52207 articles for Art. 1°

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Equalization

Article R6123-31

France Compétences pays a skills operator, as part of the inter-branch equalisation mentioned in 1° of article L. 6123-5, an additional allocation for the financing of work-linked training when : 1° T…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R4211-3

The amount of any equity holding acquired by a region in any one company may not exceed 1% of the actual operating revenue of that region as recorded in its latest available management account.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting requirements for therapeutic education programmes

Article R1161-7

The declaration referred to in Article L. 1161-2 ceases to have effect if :1° The programme is not implemented within twelve months of it taking effect ;2° The programme is no longer implemented for s…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-8

…ion or to its local officials. The federation delegate may not attend the interview provided for in 1° of article R. 241-4. In the event of a refusal to appoint a delegate from the federation, this is…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances.

Article L5432-2

…legally or obtaining delivery by means of fictitious prescriptions or prescriptions of convenience: 1° Substances, plants or preparations included in lists I and II or classified as psychotropic subst…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-1

…ch of the companies participating in the proposed transaction.It contains the following particulars:1° The form, name and registered office of all the participating companies;2° The reasons, aims and…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-50-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of this section and to the European Union's legal regime on State aid, the collège de résolution may not rely on any provision or stipulation the application of whi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-36

Diving boards are run-up and take-off areas for diving. They include: - springboards measuring 1 and 3 metres; - platforms measuring 1, 3, 5, 7, 50 and 10 metres. The overhead and underwater safety ga…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-4

Articles L. 312-19, L. 312-20 and L. 312-21-1 are applicable to accounts opened in the books of persons providing investment or related services as provided for in Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-22-4

Investment firms providing the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 (4) are subject to the provisions of Articles L. 533-22 and L. 533-22-1 in the same way as the portfolio management c…

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