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 51615170 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to overseas departments and regions.

Article R732-8

…ntment of the registrar of a mixed commercial court entered on the list provided for in Article L. 732-3, the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-18 to R. 742-23. With a view to ensuring the pro…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-8

…ing an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract less than the remuneration that would be received in the same company, after the trial period, by an employee holding an open-ended employment…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-8

…erating board may not: 1° Take or retain an interest in undertakings connected with the public service authority; 2° Hold a position in such undertakings; 3° Provide a service for such undertakings; 4…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts that the tutor may not perform

Article 509

…form acts which involve a gratuitous alienation of the property or rights of the protected person except as stated in relation to gifts, such as the remission of a debt, the gratuitous renunciation of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to customs offices and brigades.

Article 51

1. Gates, offices, posts or fences intended for the guarding and surveillance of the frontiers may be established on the land that is necessary on condition that the State pays the value of this land…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to customs offices and brigades.

Article 52

1. The municipal administrations and, in their absence, those of the department are required, when requisitioned by the heads of the customs service, to designate the houses and sites suitable for the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-8

Articles L. 3114-1 and L. 3114-3 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book I of this Part are applicable in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. For its application in the territory of the Wallis an…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-8

The publication of the Solvency Capital Requirement referred to in Article R. 355-7 shall indicate, separately, the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter II of this Title, and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-8

…animously by the general partners and by a majority in number and capital of the limited partners ; 3° In sociétés à responsabilité limitée, by the majority required to amend the articles; 4° In socié…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-8

…nt of the court, seised for the purposes of appointing an ad hoc trustee pursuant to Article L. 611-3, may apply, with the agreement of the debtor, the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R.…

AI translation · Updated 5 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