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 19912000 of 4205 articles for Art. 20 juin 1978

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII: Social security levies on gaming and betting collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection

Article 1609 quatertricies

…ared, liquidated, collected and controlled in accordance with the provisions of the articles L. 137-20, L. 137-21, L. 137-22, L. 137-23, L. 137-25 and L. 137-26 of the Social Security Code.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-11

When it refers the matter to the commission pursuant to Articles L. 724-3, L. 724-4 or R. 724-20, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice or the First President of the Court of Appeal, shall forw…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-6

…defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and under the conditions laid down by the Act of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and civil liberties.

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

Article L132-9-3

…referred to in article L. 132-9-2 consult each year, in compliance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, the data contained in the nation…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-24

…fications marketed as "standard exchange" as defined in article 4 of decree no. 78-993 of 4 October 1978 taken for the application of the law of 1 August 1905 on fraud and falsification with regard to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1b: General provisions relating to the hosting of personal health data

Article R1111-8-8

…atural or legal persons responsible for processing within the meaning of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, who are responsible for producing or collecting this data; 2° On behalf of the patient himself…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Communication to the Agency of information covered by medical or industrial secrecy

Article R1413-35

…request has affixed his or her electronic signature in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures. The operations that the Agence nationale de…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-7

…publication of data concerning them. It complies with the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties by completing the necessary forma…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Approved bodies for the management of the right to authorise simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission and representation by a signal distributor

Article R323-1

…management organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under I of Article L. 132-20-1, I of Article L. 132-20-3, I of Article L. 132-20-4, I of Article L. 217-2, I of Article L. 217…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL OF ENTRY UNDER THE ASILE ACT

Article L352-1

…asylum application falls within the competence of another State pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or pursuant to commitments identi…

AI translation · Updated 8 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