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 20512060 of 28751 articles for Art. 24 mai 1978

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-10

…then informs the parties to the proceedings, as defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 1142-24-2, at least fifteen days before the date of the examination, of the identity and qualifications o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-1

…asis of Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 ; 2° Refer the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 19…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-36

…ise to registration: a) Nature and date of the decision; b) Court that handed down the decision; c) Main or additional penalties or measures handed down; d) Nature of the offence or offences for which…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-5

…I of this article, as well as: 1° Those of articles L. 645-4, L. 812-2, L. 814-5, L. 814-10, R. 814-24 and R. 814-38, if the mandataire judiciaire is a person chosen on the basis of the first paragrap…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-38

…icle R. 331-36.The authority shall rule at the end of the procedure provided for in articles R. 331-24 to R. 331-31 and R. 331-35.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The company pension savings plan

Article D224-12-1

For the application of article L. 224-24, a compulsory inter-company retirement savings plan may be set up by several companies for the benefit of all their employees or one or more categories of empl…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L155-2

…f the Ministry of the Interior departments, under the conditions laid down by the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act No. 78-17 of 6 Janu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 76

…the Convention on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial Property Regimes, done at The Hague on 14 March 1978, together with the date and place of signature of that deed and, if applicable, the name and ca…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-3

…ique et des libertés, which shall give an opinion on its compliance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms. In the absence of an agreement, or in the even…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-43

…ed processing of nominative information mentioned in II of article 27 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms; 8° The Agency's participation in public…

AI translation · Updated 1 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