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 36813690 of 4251 articles for Art. 20 Mar 2019

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…C virus, this investigation is carried out under the conditions laid down in article 102 of law no. 2002-303 of 4 March 2002 on patients' rights and the quality of the healthcare system. It carries ou…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-2

…red on the roll of the Order who have satisfied the conditions of article L. 241-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code allowing them to practise animal medicine and surgery, when it concerns animal…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe B

…surname; - first name; - grade or post; - index of remuneration or monthly remuneration base; - marital status (single, married, partner in a PACS, cohabiting partner, widowed, divorced, legally s…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

…nd the administrative account in application of the provisions of the articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-35.The maximum allowances voted…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4-1

I.-Where there are indications that cash, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the U…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-16

…to fourth and penultimate paragraphs of article L. 1142-17, article L. 1142-19 and article L. 1142-20 apply to this offer.Where the victim has not informed the Office of benefits received or to be re…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracting entities

Article L1212-3

…is 1°, provided that the volume of water used for the supply of drinking water represents more than 20% of the total volume of water used for these projects; 2° Activities relating to the exploitation…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Forfeiture rules

Article L518-24

Subject to III of articles L. 312-20 of this Code, L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Code, sums deposited in any capacity whatsoever with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consign…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-4-1

…report provided for in Article 6 and the risk factors mentioned in Annexes II and III of Directive 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-2

…to all acts and the receipt of all notifications provided for in the articles R. 611-15 to R. 611-20, R. 612-1 to R. 613-3, R. 613-44 to R. 613-65, R. 616-1 to R. 616-3 and R. 618-1 to R. 618-4. The…

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