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 41014110 of 23627 articles for Art. CA Paris 9-5-2003

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 552

…eased by one month if he resides in a Member State of the European Union and by two months in other cases.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 553

…court must, at the request of the party summoned, order referral to a subsequent hearing. This application must be made before any defence on the merits, as stated in article 385.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 557

If the copy has been delivered to a person residing at the domicile of the person to whom the writ relates, the bailiff shall inform the interested party of this delivery without delay, by registered…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 578

The plaintiff in cassation must notify his appeal to the public prosecutor and the other parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within three days..

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Default judgment and opposition

Article 544

Sont applicables devant le tribunal de police les dispositions des articles 410 à 415 relatives à la comparution et à la représentation du prévenu et de la personne civilement responsable. However, wh…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 551

…e summons states the act being prosecuted and refers to the text of the law that punishes it.It indicates the court seised, the place, time and date of the hearing, and specifies the status of the per…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 555

…d without delay, inform the legal person by simple letter of the service made, the name of the applicant and the identity of the person to whom the copy has been given.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 556

…be delivered to an allied relative, servant or a person residing at that home.The bailiff shall indicate in the summons the capacity declared by the person to whom this delivery is made.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 564

…of a civil fine of 3 to 15 euros; this fine is pronounced by the president of the court hearing the case.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 586

…which he shall attach a copy of the contested decision, a copy of the notice of appeal and, if applicable, the appellant's brief. In all, he draws up an inventory.

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