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 70917100 of 8507 articles for Art. 1594 D

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Recognition of foreign qualifications

Article R212-84

Foreign diplomas are accepted as equivalent to the diplomas mentioned in article L. 212-1 by the Minister responsible for sport after receiving the opinion of the commission for the recognition of qua…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4222-5

The Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens (National Council of the Order of Pharmacists) will rule on appeals against decisions by the regional councils of section A and the central councils of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-16-1

When the request for exoneration or the claim is accompanied by the document provided for in d of 1° of article 529-10, the latter contains the relevant information specified by joint order of the Min…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-45

The employer's refusal of representation leave shall be reasoned and based on the provisions of article L. 3142-63 or on the limitations based on the number of employees provided for in article D. 314…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article R5134-43

When, in application of the fifth paragraph of article L. 5134-19-4, the département increases the rates of aid to the employer mentioned in article R. 5134-42, the cost of this increase is borne by t…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific part

Article A212-123

Candidates for the specific part of the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du premier degré must pass a general test, an educational test and a technical test, with the exception of candidates who hold…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

In relation to the base of dispersion constituted by the difference between the total amount of the regulated commitments mentioned in Article R. 331-1, all currencies combined, and the total amount o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-4

I.-For the application of article L. 111-4-1, the following motorised DIY and gardening tools are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Ride-on lawnmowers, walk-behind lawnmowers or robotic la…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the chapters below, the following provisions of the Code are applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 12…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5a: Complementary certificates associated with vocational diplomas, State diplomas and higher State diplomas in youth, popular education and sport

Article A112-101-1

The order creating the complementary certificates mentioned in article D. 212-65 sets out, in particular: -the unit or units making up the certificate; -the pre-requisites for entry to the training co…

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