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 361370 of 38022 articles for Art. 5 mai 2021

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traffic.

Article R4534-53

When a gallery is cut through ground where there is a risk of sudden and significant water ingress, the gallery must have exits enabling workers to be evacuated quickly. Failing this, appropriate meas…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R4312-59

Nurses may work in a salaried or self-employed capacity. They may also work in a dual capacity.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Application to vary a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment

Article D5141-56

I.-The amount of the fee provided for in 2° of 1 of I of Article L. 5141-8 for a variation to a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment as part of a national procedure or a mutual recognition…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of performance.

Article 503

Judgments may not be enforced against those against whom they are opposed until they have been notified, unless enforcement is voluntary.In the event of enforcement solely on the basis of the original…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Property in relation to those who own it

Article 537

Private individuals have free disposal of the property belonging to them, subject to the modifications established by the laws. Property that does not belong to private individuals is administered and…

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

Article 53

The public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction may at any time verify the state of the registers; he or she will draw up a summary report of the verification, denounce any contraventions or offen…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 596

In criminal cases and where the accused has been convicted, if the judgment has pronounced a penalty other than that applied by law to the nature of the crime, the annulment of the judgment may be pur…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Third-party proceedings.

Article 586

Third-party proceedings are open on a principal basis for thirty years from the date of the judgment unless the law provides otherwise.The third-party proceedings may be brought without any time limit…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to customs offices and brigades.

Article 51

1. Gates, offices, posts or fences intended for the guarding and surveillance of the frontiers may be established on the land that is necessary on condition that the State pays the value of this land…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition of the Criminal Appeals Division

Article 510

The criminal appeals chamber is composed of a chamber president and two councillors. The functions of the public prosecutor are performed by the public prosecutor or by one of his advocates general or…

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
Search “Art. 5 mai 2021” | French Legislation