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 47714780 of 45704 articles for Art. CE 2-12-2016 n° 399678

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…64 of 18 September 2019 L. 131-65 to L. 131-70 Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-71 with the exception of the 2nd sentence of the 3rd paragraph Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 131-72 Act no…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-23

…he indication to use the biological diagnosis mentioned in article R. 2131-22-1 is the subject of a certificate drawn up after consultation within a multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centre involvi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article L161-2

In the event of enforcement proceedings against a debtor who is an individual entrepreneur with limited liability, such proceedings may only relate to the asset or assets over which the creditor has a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article L341-24

If the creditor or credit intermediary fails to comply with the obligation to provide information free of charge pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-6, L. 313-7, L. 313-11, L. 313-12, L. 313…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215

…de and those of the Treasury, specially designated by order of the Minister of the Economy and Finance, must, at the first request of customs officers, produce either receipts certifying that these go…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2508

…ng conditions:a) (Repealed)b) The third paragraph is not applicable;c) The fourth paragraph is replaced by the following provisions:"The claim of the surviving spouse of the head of a craft or commerc…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…s marchés financiers any information that has come to their attention in the course of the performance of their duties in the situations and under the conditions defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conduct of the treatment order.

Article R3711-20

…the coordinating doctor and the person without delay by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The provisions of articles R. 3711-12 to R. 3711-17 then apply.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21

The following are deputy judicial police officers: 1° Civil servants in the active services of the national police who do not meet the conditions laid down by article 20; 1° bis Volunteers serving as…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Martin: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable lo…

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