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 21212130 of 3290 articles for Art. 27 June 2019

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Natural gas distribution

Article D2224-48

…d in I of Article L. 111-53 du code de l'énergie communicate to the conceding authority, before 1st June each year, an annual report outlining the operations relating to the performance of the concess…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5

In application of the 11° of Article 4 of Decree no. 2009-707 of 16 June 2009 as amended relating to the decentralised departments of the Directorate General of Public Finances and notwithstanding the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-1

…r notaries and bailiffs who perform these functions pursuant to 3° of the article 1 of the law of 1 June 1924 introducing French commercial laws into the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Mosell…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and obligations of jobseekers

Article R5524-2

…is married under the local law civil status regime, as it existed prior to Order no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010 on provisions relating to the local law civil status applicable in Mayotte and to the comp…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19

…the conditions provided for in Article R. 53-18; 5° Processing authorised by Decree No. 2011-110 of 27 January 2011 authorising the creation of an automated personal data processing system known as th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-38

…as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Penal Code, to hold a public office or to carry out the professional or social activity in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-8

…s additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down in article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, either from holding a public office or from engaging in the professional or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
15°: Low-cost housing

Article 138

…by low-income housing companies and foundations under the conditions set by article 5 of the law of 27 July 1934, as well as the annuities paid by the State, pursuant to the said article ; 4° Interest…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-3

…nd be subject to automated processing under the conditions laid down by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L249-1

…ble, as additional penalties, to disqualification, in accordance with the provisions of Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, from holding a public office or from engaging in the professional or social…

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