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 77317740 of 20363 articles for Art. CE 18-5-1998 n° 179831

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financial imbalance

Article D6143-39

…financial situation so requires, or when one or more of the following criteria for financial imbalance are met: 1° For establishments whose total income from the main profit and loss account exceeds t…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Professional interview

Article R6152-825

…e of this interview is set by the practitioner who conducts it and is communicated to the person concerned at least eight days in advance. This interview will mainly focus on: 1° An assessment of the…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-38

…nt to Article R. 49-37. They shall indicate the reasons for this postponement to the competent service of the requesting State using a form drawn up in accordance with Annex A to Framework Decision 20…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-37

…9-31 shall respond, in the event of an emergency, within a maximum of eight hours and, in the absence of an emergency, within seven days. In other cases, the reply is sent to the competent department…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to requests for information issued by the French services

Article R49-35

…l contain the information listed in the model in Annex B to Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 and specifying, in particular: 1° The expected time limit for transmitting the informati…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to requests for information issued by the French services

Article R49-36

Where, on the one hand, the request for information relates to an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Article 695-23 and punishable in France by a custodial sentence of at least thr…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…provisions of this code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Books I to III, with the exception of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 335-4 and Articles L. 133-1 and L. 133-4, in the wordi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4-1 (art. A212-76)

CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORKUC 1 EC To develop the strategy of an organisation in the sector OI 11 CE Prepare decision-making OI 111 CE Organise an information watch in the field of intervention of the org…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions of application

Article L131-35

…seil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this section, in particular the procedures for registration on the lists of sworn goods brokers, as well as those relating to the takin…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Software pledge agreement

Article L132-34

Without prejudice to the provisions of the loi du 17 mars 1909 relative à la vente et au nantissement des fonds de commerce, the exploitation right of the author of software defined in Article L. 122-…

AI translation · Updated 8 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
Search “Art. CE 18-5-1998 n° 179831” | French Legislation