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 35213530 of 7488 articles for Art. 1536 combined with Art. 1581 s.

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Falling persons.

Article R4534-4

…torey has been completed, openings in a building overlooking the void, such as bays, must be fitted with guardrails placed 90 cm from the floors and with skirting boards at least 15 cm high, unless th…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Signage and lighting.

Article R4534-58

Except in galleries with sufficient fixed lighting, vehicles are fitted with a headlamp capable of illuminating a distance at least equal to the stopping distance of the vehicle or convoy.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Signage and lighting.

Article R4534-59

Where underground sites are lit electrically, workers are provided with emergency lighting to be used in the event of a power cut for the time required to evacuate the site.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-3

…lf-employed worker may follow the procedure laid down in Article R. 4534-117, subject to compliance with the requirements of 2° to 4° of the same Article. He shall follow the procedure laid down in Ar…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-5

…workers and employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site must wear lifejackets.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-1

…work directly on a building or civil engineering site are subject to the provisions of Chapter IV, with the exception of those relating to general hygiene measures, provided for in section 16, and to…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-2

…to the obligation to coordinate the safety and health of workers referred to in article L. 4532-2, with the exception of operations undertaken by a private individual for his own personal use as refe…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-4

During the work referred to in Article R. 4534-132, self-employed workers and employers, when working directly on a building or civil engineering site, wear appropriate breathing apparatus in good wor…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of work and personal protection equipment.

Article R4535-6

When using work equipment and personal protective equipment, self-employed workers and employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site are subject to the following provisions: 1° Ge…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of work and personal protection equipment.

Article R4535-7

…ers may carry out periodic inspections of work equipment and personal protective equipment themselves. In the situations provided for in articles R. 4722-5 et seq., self-employed workers shall record…

AI translation · Updated 2 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. 1536 combined with Art. 1581 s.” | French Legislation