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 57015710 of 52521 articles for Art. 155 IV 2°

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approval of professional associations

Article R513-27

…ociation's last financial year. In particular, it describes, for the previous calendar year, the activity of its members on the basis of the data collected pursuant to Article R. 513-13 as well as the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approval of professional associations

Article R513-28

The association shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution without delay of any change in its governance, organisation, articles of association, operating rules or written proce…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-2

Employees of social security bodies may provide Pôle emploi with the information required to calculate benefits.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-2

Where a financial penalty imposed under this chapter may be combined with a criminal fine imposed on the offender for the same acts, the total amount of the fines and financial penalties imposed shall…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the sale and pledging of a business.

Article R143-2

The notification contains an election of domicile within the jurisdiction of the commercial court of the location of the business.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Revenue

Article LO6473-2

The local authority's revenue from the operating section consists of that mentioned in articles L. 3332-1, L. 3332-2 and L. 4331-2 as well as those created by the local authority in the exercise of it…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of performance times.

Article L7422-2

In the absence of an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement, the administrative authority will draw up a table of working hours.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General Meetings

Article R1423-23

…convene a general meeting at the request of: 1° Either the first president of the court of appeal; 2° Or a majority of the members in office; 3° Either the president or the vice-president.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General Meetings

Article R1423-24

The minutes of the general meeting are drawn up, under the responsibility of the chairman, by the registrar. The chairman sends them to the first president of the court of appeal and to the public pro…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-2

…made up of the chairman and vice-chairman as well as the councillor they appoint from their respective colleges.

AI translation · Updated 5 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