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 891900 of 60462 articles for Art. 1128 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. com. 9 November 1993 · Cass. com. 24 November 2009 · Cass. com. 4 June 2002 et 9 July 2002 · Cass. com. 23 September 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 October 2011 · C. com. Art. L 110-4 · Cass. soc. 14 December 2005

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-49

In the event of serious illness, accident or disability of the child, assessed in accordance with the procedures defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the parental leave and the period of part-time…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secondment contract.

Article L1251-44

Any clause prohibiting the user company from taking on the temporary employee at the end of his assignment is deemed unwritten.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secondment contract.

Article L1251-42

When a temporary employment undertaking makes an employee available to a user undertaking, these undertakings shall conclude a written secondment contract, at the latest within two working days of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-45

I. - In accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for the Economy, credit institutions and finance companies shall publish in the notes to their annual financial statements inf…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Forwarding agents.

Article L132-4

He is responsible for the arrival of the goods and effects within the period specified in the consignment note, except in cases of legally established force majeure.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3b: Hybrid specialities

Article R5121-9-6

Unless there is a risk to patients' health, proprietary medicinal products which fulfil the conditions for being a reference proprietary medicinal product in an existing hybrid group may, by decision…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L2223-48

Nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France to carry out all or some of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-4

Local authorities and their groupings shall determine the nature and amount of any guarantees imposed on companies receiving aid and their managers.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-4

…e State in the département, after the mayor has given his opinion in cases where he is not responsible for issuing them himself.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-4

Replacement income ceases to be paid :1° Recipients who have reached the age specified in article L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code and who can prove that they have completed the insurance perio…

AI translation · Updated 6 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
Search “Art. 1128 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. com. 9 November 1993 · Cass. com. 24 November 2009 · Cass. com. 4 June 2002 et 9 July 2002 · Cass. com. 23 September 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 October 2011 · C. com. Art. L 110-4 · Cass. soc. 14 December 2005” | French Legislation