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 60216030 of 28545 articles for Art. 27 May 1997

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-6-1

…the pharmacist is accused have revealed a lack of professional competence, the disciplinary chamber may, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose pursuant to 1° to 4° of article L. 4234-6, ord…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Psychomotrician.

Article L4332-2-1

Psychomotricans may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In cases where the e…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-3-1

Dieticians may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which awarded them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In cases where the evide…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-162

Mutual insurance group companies may be managed by a board of directors and a general manager or by a supervisory board and a management board, in accordance with the conditions laid down in sub-secti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-108

…he European Commission by decisions of 16 March 2021 C(2021) 1902, 9 December 2020 C(2020) 9072, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020 C(2020) 3532, on the basis of scheme no. SA.56985 for business…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-113

…he European Commission by decisions of 16 March 2021 C(2021) 1902, 9 December 2020 C(2020) 9072, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020 C(2020) 3532, on the basis of scheme no. SA.56985 for business…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to local authorities and local public bodies

Article R2223-4

…orising the signing of the partnership contract, the local authority or local public body concerned may request the opinion of the expert body referred to in article R. 2212-7 on the draft partnership…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-1

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering if only irregular tenders, as defined in article L. 2152-2, or only unacceptable tenders, as defined in article L.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-12

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-6

The members of the grouping are liable for its debts out of their own assets. However, a new member may, if the contract so permits, be exempted from debts arising prior to its entry into the grouping…

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