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 31213130 of 49283 articles for Art. 815-5 al. 2

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-5

…an amount equal to the adjustments made the previous year and the share provided for in article L. 2336-4, the resources of the Fonds national de péréquation des ressources intercommunales et communa…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L322-5

…permanent closure of an establishment which does not provide the guarantees set out in articles L. 322-1 and L. 322-2 and does not meet the insurance obligations set out in article L. 321-7.The admini…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-5

…n from a personal protection committee and, in the case of research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1, authorisation from the competent authority in accordance with Article L. 1121-4 or without hav…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-5

…and, where applicable, proceeds from the licence fee payable by the beneficiaries of these advances;2° Proceeds from the additional contribution from television service publishers determined by the ag…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-5

…that: 1° The defendant has committed an anti-competitive practice referred to in Article L. 481-1; 2° This practice resulted in additional costs for the defendant's direct contractor; 3° He purchased…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Civil status records

Article 1055-5

…be brought: 1° Either before the court within whose jurisdiction the person concerned resides; >or 2° Or before the court within whose jurisdiction the birth certificate of the person concerned was d…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Ad hoc administrators

Article R53-5

…present his observations, provided that one of the conditions set out in articles R. 53-1 and R. 53-2 ceases to be fulfilled or the ad hoc administrator has not complied with the obligations arising f…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-5

By application of the provisions of Article 706-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the judicial courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in that table…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Reimbursement of transport costs

Article R6341-51

…tres, to reimbursement of three quarters of the transport costs incurred for one journey per month; 2° Other trainees are entitled, in order to travel to their usual place of residence and provided th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-5

…tor of offences of which it is aware and ask him to have an investigation carried out or prosecuted;2° Ask the Public Prosecutor to report offences or have offences reported to the competent authoriti…

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