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 48014810 of 59993 articles for Art. 1-3-1995

French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L361-3

The rules relating to the allocation of tourism and hotel facilities in the coastal strip are set out in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion.

Article L441-3

The provisions of Books I to IV of this Part apply to Mayotte under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in this chapter.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Tax on admission prices to screenings organised by cinema operators

Article L115-3

The tax is payable on a monthly basis per cinema, for the cinema weeks completed during the month in question and during which at least two screenings were organised. However, for the months of Decemb…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CARE AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES

Article L572-3

The procedure for transfer to the State responsible for examining the asylum application may not be initiated in the case of systemic failures in the State in question referred to in Article 3(2) of R…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-38

The persons proposed by the organisers of sporting events and competitions to indicate the right of way provided for in article R. 411-30 of the Highway Code are approved by the administrative authori…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-39

The marshals must be identifiable by road users by means of a high-visibility waistcoat, as referred to in article R. 416-19 of the Highway Code, and be able to produce, at short notice, a copy of the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-37

Priority signs for a competition or sporting event authorised under the conditions set out in article R. 411-30 of the Highway Code are provided in accordance with the procedures set out in this sub-s…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the purchasers

Article R2384-3

The presentation report shall also include, where applicable, the following information: 1° The reasons for using the award procedure without prior advertising or competitive tendering or the competit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the estimated value of the concession contract

Article R3121-3

When the work or service is awarded in separate lots, the conceding authority takes into account the total estimated value of all the lots. The conceding authority may decide to implement either a com…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Adjudication of applications from foreign nationals and administrative authorities

Article R743-3

On receipt of the application, the court clerk registers it and stamps it and any attachments with the date and time of receipt.He immediately notifies by any means the administrative authority that o…

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