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 40614070 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 Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deconcentrated services

Article R8122-6

…r Labour, the Regional Director for the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity decides on the location and delimitation of the infra-departmental, departmental and inter-departmental inspection un…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6223-63

…uments intended for third parties, in particular letters, invoices, advertisements and various publications issued by a company referred to in Article R. 6223-62, must indicate : 1° The company name,…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-6

Decisions relating to appointments, approvals and authorisations provided for in this code and to their withdrawal are taken, insofar as they fall within the remit of the Etablissement Français du San…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-6

…dy used for therapeutic purposes are defined by decision of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé after obtaining the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-35

The release or modification of judicial supervision or electronically monitored house arrest may be ordered at any time by the investigating chamber under the conditions provided for in article 199, e…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-61

The protection and treatment devices mentioned in articles R. 1321-53 and R. 1321-57 fitted to collective distribution systems must be checked and maintained. An order issued by the ministers responsi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Disputes arising during the performance of a contract of employment

Article R811-64

…d as mediator of any dispute arising from the performance of the employment contract either by application lodged against receipt at the secretariat of the Conseil national, or by registered letter wi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-68

The action programme and the activity report are submitted to the Agency's Medical Committee for its opinion. After deliberation by the Board of Directors, the action programme and activity report are…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-6

I. - Title III and Title III bis of Book I of this Part are applicable to Wallis and Futuna subject to the adaptations set out in II:1° Articles L. 1130-1 to L. 1130-6 shall apply in Wallis and Futuna…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-6

…out his economic, financial, social and asset situation, his financing requirements and, where applicable, the means of meeting them. The debtor may propose the name of a conciliator.The conciliation…

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