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 23412350 of 5410 articles for Art. 14 mars 2019

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L754-20

…olumn of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 353-1 and 2 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 353-3 Act no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 353-4 law no. 2009-526 of 12 M…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…adaptations provided for from II to X. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 2019-1…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-5

…g accepted by another couple or another unmarried woman under the conditions set out in article L. 2141-6, including, in the case of the two members of a couple, in the event of the death of one of th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal police

Article L2573-18

…rovided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 2212-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2212-2 law no. 2014-1545 of 20 December 2014 L. 2212-2-1 law no. 2019-146…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Infringements relating to other documents

Article 1729 C

Failure to file within the prescribed period any of the declarations mentioned in article 1406, article 1496 ter, in III of article 1518 ter and in VI of article 146 of law no. 2019-1479 of 28 Decembe…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1

…aragraph of Article L. 335-4.Article L. 336-2 is applicable in its wording resulting from Order no. 2019-738 of 17 July 2019.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multilateral trading facilities

Article L762-5

…les In the wording resulting from L. 424-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 424-3 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-4 to L. 424-8 Order no.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multilateral trading facilities

Article L764-5

…licable In the wording resulting from L. 424-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 424-3 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-4 to L. 424-8 Order no.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multilateral trading facilities

Article L763-5

…les In the wording resulting from L. 424-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 424-3 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-4 to L. 424-8 Order no.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-5

For the kindergartens mentioned in the first paragraph of article 18 of law no. 2019-791 of 26 July 2019 for a school based on trust, the educational project mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-29 of t…

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