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 521530 of 24328 articles for Art. 4 oct. 1994

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-40

When the sentence enforcement judge or court grants one of the measures mentioned in articles 712-5,712-6 and 712-7, the measure may not be enforced until twenty-four hours have elapsed from notificat…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-42

The Sentence Enforcement Division of the Court of Appeal rules, on the basis of the case file, following an adversarial debate held in chambers without the presence of the sentenced person, during whi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-44

The judgment of the Enforcement Division of the Court of Appeal is notified to the convicted offender in custody by the head of the prison, who gives him a copy of it against a signature; if the convi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-43

The enforcement division of the court of appeal that grants a sentence adjustment measure specifies the terms of application and sets the date before which it must be enforced. If the nature of the me…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-15

…2 of the Public Procurement Code, the National Council awards the contracts mentioned in article R. 4122-4-4 according to one of the following formalised procedures, which it is free to choose: 1° Inv…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-14

…t is calculated in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 2121-1, R. 2121-3, R. 2121-4, R. 2121-5, R. 2121-6 and R. 2121-7 of the French Public Procurement Code.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Publicity and policing of the hearing

Article 400

…delivery of separate judgments which may be given on incidents or objections as set out in article 459, paragraph 4.The judgment on the merits must always be delivered in open court.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Exemption from traffic formalities

Article 458

Sont affranchés des formalités à la circulation :1° (Repealed);2° (Repealed);3° and 4° (repealed)5° (Repealed);6° Under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the budget mad…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of the customs service.

Article 44

…forty kilometres within it ; b) Between the land border and a line drawn forty kilometres below it.(4) (Repealed).5. Distances are calculated as the crow flies without regard to the sinuosity of roads…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-12

…he form of central purchasing bodies, under the conditions set out in articles L. 2113-2 to L. 2113-4 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° Or in the form of groupings of orders, under the conditi…

AI translation · Updated 3 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