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 65216530 of 33451 articles for Art. 3°

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Expiry of licences.

Article L3333-2

…for service in the French or Allied armies, or leaving for an Allied country ; 2° its requisition ; 3° If it is absolutely impossible to operate as a result of general prohibition or evacuation measur…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-5-1

The financial penalties imposed in application of articles L. 464-2, L. 464-3 and L. 464-5 may be subject to a surcharge of up to 10% of their amount, payable by the sanctioned organisation or company…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article R521-1

The administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-1 to L. 521-3-1 is the head of the national investigations department of the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud C…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1015-2

When the Cour de cassation invites a person to submit general observations on the points it determines pursuant to article L. 431-3-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the latter may make written…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1241

…° With regard to persons to whom the judgment must be notified, from the date of such notification; 3° With regard to other persons, from the date of the judgment.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 6: Guardianship.

Article 1256

…ecutor or ordered by the guardianship judge, they are paid for under the conditions provided for in 3° of Article R. 93 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and recovery of their cost is pursued accordin…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions.

Article L4643-1

…cular for 1° Promoting safety training ; 2° Determining the technical causes of occupational risks; 3° Encouraging professional initiatives in the field of prevention; 4° Proposing to the public autho…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-21

…ted to the following employers:1° Local authorities ;2° Other legal entities governed by public law;3° Non-profit organisations governed by private law;4° Legal persons under private law responsible f…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing arrangements for basic training for representatives of users of the healthcare system

Article D1114-40

The amount of the subsidy allocated to each approved association at national level is set by the order provided for in IV of article L. 221-1-3 of the Social Security Code. The amount of the subsidy a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-193

…sharing and income tax; 2° Under income: operating income, financial income and exceptional income; 3° Profit for the year.

AI translation · Updated 6 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