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 56615670 of 30802 articles for Art. 11 mai 2022

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R156-2

…artments of the high commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia; 4° References to Article R. 221-11 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and articles R. 221-15-1 to R. 221-15-9 of the sa…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with the exception of articles R. 1131-3, R. 1131-7 to R. 1131-8, R. 1131-13 to R. 1131-18 and R. 1131-20-5 and subject to the adaptat…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Crisis prevention and management measures

Article A311-6

I.-When carrying out the assessment referred to in Articles L. 311-11 and R. 311-7, the resolution college of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall examine : 1° The ability of the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R93

…mber States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (taking of evidence) (recast) ;11° Of the contribution paid by the State in respect of legal aid;12° Of the implementation of the p…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-12

…r the conditions and in accordance with the procedures referred to in Articles L. 621-10 and L. 621-11. Where the premises visited are located within the jurisdiction of several courts and simultaneou…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-10

…ndix 4-7) Sub-category Description of service Fee 39 Services relating to the register of companies Main registration, secondary registration, supplementary registration and striking off of a natural…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-18

I. - The subscriber file mentioned in Article L. 2224-11-4 implemented for the invoicing of water and sanitation by the delegatee of a public water or sanitation service includes the elements necessar…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-2

…replaced by the reference to refusal of entry to the territory of French Polynesia; 3° Article L. 311-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 311-1 -In order to enter French Polynesia, all foreign nationals mus…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-2

…th regard to the nature of the case and who meets the conditions defined in 1° to 4° of Article L. 811-5. It shall give special reasons for its decision with regard to this particular experience or qu…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

…and EU parent investment holding companies;5° Money changers;6° The bodies mentioned in Article L. 511-6 (5) ; 7° The legal entities referred to in Article L. 313-21-1; 8° Electronic money institution…

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