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 221230 of 10563 articles for Art. CE 27-9-2006 n° 285279

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-27

The service is free for people without sufficient resources. When the public service mission defined in article L. 2223-19 is not provided by the commune, the commune shall pay the funeral expenses of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-27

Those to whom the offices or functions of public weigher or measurer are entrusted are obliged to keep the markets, halls and ports equipped with the instruments necessary for the exercise of their fu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-27

…r controls one or more accounts with a banking or financial institution or to obtain information concerning specific bank accounts and banking transactions that have been carried out during a specific…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-27

…of that person, the Public Prosecutor shall inform him, in a language he understands, of the existence and content of the European arrest warrant against him. He shall also inform the person that he m…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-27

…person claimed declares to the said magistrate that he does not consent to his extradition, the procedure shall be as set out in the articles 696-15 et seq if a request for extradition has reached th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-27

…by decree, shall have jurisdiction to try the crimes referred to in Article 706-26 and related offences. For the trial of defendants who have reached the age of majority, the rules relating to the com…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-27

The resources of the French Anti-Doping Agency include : 1° Subsidies from the State and its public establishments; 2° Income from the services it provides; 3° Donations and legacies; 4° Other own res…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-27

The provisions of this section, taken pursuant to article L. 422-2 of the Consumer Code, apply to personal protective equipment intended for use in the exercise of a sporting or leisure activity, or i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-27

Any authorised event may not commence until the technical organiser has provided the authority that issued the authorisation or its representative with written confirmation that all the requirements s…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-27

An official from the Sports Directorate appointed by the Minister for Youth and the Minister for Sport will act as the Commission's Secretary General. He/she organises the secretariat for the meetings…

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