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 71517160 of 43696 articles for Art. 2°

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-67

…board of the company, as well as their parents and relatives up to and including the fourth degree;2° Persons and spouses of persons who receive from those mentioned in 1° above or from the company a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-119

The mediators referred to in 2° of Article R. 6147-117 are a doctor mediator and a non-physician mediator. The doctor mediator and his alternate are appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-136

…eeting is convened by the Management Company. Failing this, it may be convened : 1° By an auditor ; 2° By the Supervisory Board; 3° By an agent appointed by the court at the request of one or more sha…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-5

If the foreign national ceases to fulfil one of the conditions required for the issue of the residence permit to which he or she is entitled, obstructs checks or fails to comply with summonses, the re…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency

Article D5211-18-3

The document provided for in Article L. 5211-39-2 describes, at the date of the request or initiative and on the basis of the information provided, the effects of the implementation of the planned ope…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable if the foreign national is not placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-5

When the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory taken pursuant to 1°, 2° or 4° of article L. 611-1 is accompanied by a deadline for voluntary departure, the matter may be referred t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Categories of revenue

Article L3332-2-1

…in 1° of 1 of II of 1.2 of Article 78 of Law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010;2° The sum defined in 2° of 1 of II of 1.2 of Article 78 of the Finance Act no. 2009-1673 of 30 Dece…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Joint associations of local authorities, groups of local authorities and other legal entities governed by public law

Article L5843-3

…adaptations: 1° For the application of article L. 5721-2, the reference: ", L. 5215-22" is deleted; 2° For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 5721-6-3, the words: "a representative…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article R2212-4

…project implementation method referred to in article L. 2212-1 includes: 1° A general presentation; 2° A comparative analysis, at current values, of the various contractual and institutional public pr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-16

…on des conditions de travail comprises: 1° The regional Prefect or his representative, as Chairman; 2° A college of representatives of regional State administrations; 3° A college of representatives,…

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