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 34813490 of 4705 articles for Art. 17 sept. 2008

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-21

…hment concerned by the closure project, as attested by the reports mentioned in articles L. 1233-57-17 and L. 1233-57-20, the administrative authority may request the reimbursement of pecuniary aid fo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R211-1

…second sentence of III, IV and V of this Article and the provisions of Articles L. 211-7 and L. 211-17-3 relating to services sold under a general agreement concluded for the organisation of business…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation to operate as an operator

Article L212-2

…t establishment under the conditions provided for by the provisions of articles L. 212-14 to L. 212-17. In the case of itinerant operators, the authorisation is granted for regular tours of a limited…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-13

No reconciliation or interconnection, within the meaning of Article 33 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, may be carried out between the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article R232-23

…yees. The contracts of public-sector employees are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to State contract employees taken for…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, employee adviser and member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2421-2

…fishing code; 4° Conseiller prud'homme ; 5° Maritime assessor mentioned in article 7 of the law of 17 December 1926 relating to repression in maritime matters; 6° Défenseur syndical (trade union repr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-11

…agence régionale de santé" are replaced by the words: "agence de santé";3° The I of article L. 3131-17 is supplemented by a paragraph worded as follows:"The senior administrator may take measures to r…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article R328-1

…fifth-class offence:1° Disregarding the obligations or prohibitions resulting from articles R. 321-17-1, R. 321-28, R. 322-3, R. 322-8 (1st paragraph), R. 322-73 (1st paragraph), R. 326-1, R. 331-1,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-12

…rom the compensation fund is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-6

…uivalence decision by the European Commission on the basis of Article 46 of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 2006. In the absence of a decision by the European Commission, the High Council assesses this…

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
Search “Art. 17 sept. 2008” | French Legislation