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 8190 of 64020 articles for Art. 815-3 and 815-5

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-52-3

…ebsite referred to in Article R. 2122-19 , on a date that he shall set by order, the election propaganda documents that have been the subject of a validation decision under the conditions provided for…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-3

The minimum number of hours of theoretical instruction required to obtain the diploma is:70 hours for the diploma enabling the holder to work as a master of ceremonies;140 hours for the diploma enabli…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals against visa refusals

Article D312-5-3

The diplomatic or consular authorities, the departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the departments of the Ministry of the Interior shall provide the Commission and the Deputy Director of V…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-3

For offences of the first four classes against the police of public rail transport services and regular and on-demand public passenger transport services, recorded by the agents mentioned in 4° and 5°…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-5

…isation of the rights of holders of a professional prevention account. The amount of the allocation and the procedures for paying the corresponding sums to the regional joint inter-professional commis…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-5

…32-7-6:1° To the company concerned ;2° To the shareholders of the company concerned whose identity and contact details are made available to the AIF or its management company, or may be communicated…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-5

…clerk's office against receipt.If he considers that all or some of the acts requested are justified and that it is possible to carry them out before the date of the hearing, the president of the court…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-5

…evoke the measure. If the child's situation allows, the public prosecutor will determine the nature and frequency of the parents' right to correspond, visit and stay with the child, unless he or she r…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-3

…ar, who shall endorse it before returning it to them. The civil registrar registers the declaration and arranges for the publicity formalities to be carried out. Where the civil solidarity pact agreem…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-50-3

The body that prescribes the work placement in application of article L. 5135-2 sends the Agence de services et de paiement a copy of the agreement referred to in article D. 5135-2.

AI translation · Updated 2 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