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 31313140 of 56431 articles for Art. 815-5-1

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-56

Any centre created since 1 March 2016 must include housing concessions determined in accordance with the provisions of this section.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Position limits and position reporting

Article D420-5

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/591 of 1 December 2016 clarifies the definition of economically equivalent OTC contracts.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 572 bis

The retail selling price of products sold by the resellers referred to in the first paragraph of article 568 and products delivered to travellers by the purchaser-resellers designated in the twelfth p…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L934-5

For the application of articles L. 450-3, L. 450-3-1, L. 450-3-2, L. 450-4, L. 450-7, L. 450-8, L. 450-9, L. 450-10, L. 490-6 and L. 490-7in New Caledonia, the words: "the agents mentioned in Article…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose

Article R5111-5

The agreements referred to in article R. 5111-1, with the exception of those concluded in connection with a proposed redundancy of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, are submit…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-5

The provisions of articles R. 212-1 to R. 212-4 are also applicable to contracts concluded between professionals and non-professionals.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-53

The decision of the Criminal Appeals Chamber may be appealed to the Supreme Court. Article 568-1 and the first paragraph of article 567-2 shall apply.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Home dispensing.

Article R5125-52

The medicinal products, products or articles mentioned in article L. 4211-1 are transported by the pharmacist dispensing them at home under conditions which guarantee their perfect preservation.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5441-5

Repeated offences under article R. 5441-1 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5442-5

Repeated offences under article R. 5442-1 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

AI translation · Updated 1 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