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 27412750 of 35842 articles for Art. 473 · Cass. 1re civ. avis 6 December 2018 · Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 2014 · CA Paris 20 November 2014

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Disciplinary guarantees.

Article R6152-627

…rector of the establishment, after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the establishment's medical committee, for a maximum period of three months. In the event of proceedings for professional in…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-13

For the application of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted in New York on 20 December 2006, may be prosecuted and tried under the condit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 617

The judgment which has dismissed the application for judicial review, or has pronounced the judicial review without referral, shall be delivered, within three days, to the Public Prosecutor at the Cou…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 6

…nguished by the death of the accused, prescription, amnesty, repeal of the criminal law and res judicata. However, if prosecution leading to conviction has revealed the falsity of the judgment or ruli…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis of assessment and settlement

Article 673

…ional tax by virtue of the provisions of the first paragraph shall bear the fixed tax if their publication is not required at the same time as that of the deed subject to the proportional tax, unless…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duration of the contract

Article R6222-60

…he apprenticeship contract for top-level sportsmen and women may be extended to four years. In this case, the apprentice's remuneration for the fourth year of the contract is identical to that provide…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duration of the contract

Article R6222-63

The provisions of articles R. 6222-61 and R. 6222-62 also apply to apprentices who are recognised as high-level sportspeople during their apprenticeship.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duration of the contract

Article R6222-62

In the case provided for in article R. 6222-61, the duration of the apprenticeship is extended by a maximum of one year, without prejudice to the conclusion, where applicable, of a new contract with a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duration of the contract

Article R6222-61

…provided in the training establishment with a view to leading to the diploma or professional qualification provided for in the contract is spread over a period of time equal to the normal apprenticesh…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630

…the resignation occurs during one of the contracts mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 6152-610, the notice period is one month for contracts of less than six months and two months for co…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 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