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 10611070 of 24237 articles for Art. 4°

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R593-3

…"on the territory of Saint-Martin"; 3° The second paragraph of article R. 552-8 is not applicable; 4° In Article R. 581-6, the words: "governed by the provisions of Articles L. 341-4, R. 341-1, R. 34…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of biological limit values

Article R4412-82

…73 ; 3° Carries out the checks on occupational exposure limit values provided for in sub-section 4; 4° Stops work at the workstations concerned until measures have been implemented to ensure the prote…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article R133-1

…he authority of the minister responsible for higher education; 3° The libraries of works councils ; 4° Any other library or organisation making a documentary collection available to the public, more t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-15

In the event that the State or the départements do not own the property made available, the establishments referred to in article L. 3221-4 succeed to all their rights and obligations. They are substi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-134

…r the members of the multidisciplinary team of occupational health services;3° The labour inspector;4° Officers from the prevention departments of social security bodies;5° Agents of the professional…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-5

Under the conditions and subject to the reservations defined in articles 63-2 to 63-4-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the person placed in customs detention has the right to be examined by a doct…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-4

The remuneration due in respect of related rights for the reproduction and communication to the public of press publications in digital form is based on the revenues from exploitation of any kind, dir…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-4

…g to risks incurred in the course of travel, irrespective of the branch to which these risks belong;4° In all cases other than those mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° above, the State in which the policyhold…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article R714-4

…ract of the deed recording the change in ownership or use;3° Proof of payment of the prescribed fee;4° If applicable, the power of attorney of the agent, unless the agent is an industrial property att…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-4

…ccordance with article L. 5124-3;3° These same offences were committed as part of an organised gang;4° The offences of advertising, offering for sale and selling falsified raw materials for pharmaceut…

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