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 24312440 of 57889 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-13 du 1 Feb 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-13

…ts' opinions must be set out in a written report.The experts and specialists mentioned inarticle R. 1125-19 are also required to make the declarations mentioned in article L. 1451-1. These declaration…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D784-13

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 614-1n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 614-2No. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 614-3no. 2005-1007 of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-9

Before taking up their duties, the persons appointed to issue notices for payment of the post-parking charge shall take an oath before the judicial court in the place of their administrative residence…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-8

…parking charge or continue to carry out this activity if they do not meet the following conditions:1° Be of French nationality or a national of another Member State of the European Union, another Sta…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to samples taken for the purposes of investigating offences

Article R512-12

Open the article to read the full text in English.

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

Article R4021-13

…ependent scientific commissions of the National Agency for Continuing Professional Development are :1° The independent scientific commission for doctors, which is made up of two sub-sections:a) The su…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article R2392-12

…of notification of an agreement or refusal by the holder within the period mentioned in article R. 2193-12, the payment period runs from either the expiry of the period mentioned in this article, or t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-12

The decision by which the court terminates the proceedings pursuant to Article L. 622-12 is immediately followed by an end-of-assignment report filed by the judicial representatives under the conditio…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-13

…e carried out on a deceased person, in a state of brain death, without his or her consent expressed during his or her lifetime or through the testimony of his or her family. However, when the deceased…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1383 A

…es 44 sexies and 44 quindecies, may be temporarily exempted under the conditions set out in Article 1464 C, from the property tax on built properties for which they are liable, for the establishments…

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