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 41314140 of 69500 articles for Art. 515-6 al. 1 and al. 2

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-8

…the second paragraph of Article 694-7 may also, under the conditions laid down by the articles 706-81 to 706-87, participate under the direction of French judicial police officers in undercover operat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Gifts and bequests

Article R2242-6

…are carried out under the control of the accounting officer of the commune or public establishment and included in his management accounts.To this end, any person responsible for the administration o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Salaried employees

Article R811-65

…he parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt within fifteen days of the referral and at least eight days before the date of the mediation session.A copy of the referral document is…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Salaried employees

Article R811-66

The Chairman of the National Council, after hearing the parties concerned and gathering all relevant information, shall propose a solution to the dispute if the parties have been unable to reach an ag…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Salaried employees

Article R811-64

The President of the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires shall be seised as mediator of any dispute arising from the performance of the employment contract…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Monitoring the state of health of mannequins in the workplace

Article R7123-6

The implementation of the derogation mentioned in article R. 7123-5 is subject to the conclusion and extension of a branch agreement, providing in particular for the methods of distributing the financ…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-67

…truction in light pleasure craft, supervision takes place from or near a boat suitable for teaching and immediate intervention, with the exception of water sports activities such as funboarding, which…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-64

…provide sailing instruction on all types of pleasure craft must provide the supervision, technical and safety guarantees defined by this sub-section. Unless otherwise stipulated, establishments opera…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-66

In each establishment, in a place visible to all, emergency advice and the establishment's internal regulations are displayed, together with a plan of the basin(s) and sailing area(s) currently in use…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-68

The organisation of teaching activities takes into account the environment, the climatic and meteorological conditions, the level of the participants, the skills of the instructors and the surveillanc…

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