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 27912800 of 3182 articles for Art. CE 28 Sep 2017 n° 409770

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Management and training

Article R4462-27

…and supervision, or the execution, of specific pyrotechnic activities, as well as specific maintenance activities or the internal transport of explosive substances or objects, shall only be entrusted…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4

I. - The unemployment insurance contribution collection bodies mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 are each responsible for processing personal data for the following purposes: 1° To enable the communicati…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-24

…3-23: 1° If they have been convicted by a final judgment of a suspended or unsuspended prison sentence, listed in bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record, for a crime or one of the following offences: -…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…t apply;2° Article L. 3512-4 is amended as follows:a) The words: "sale of a tobacco product at a price lower than that approved in accordance with Article 572 of the General Tax Code" are replaced by…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L611-1

…National dispute: a dispute of a contractual nature between a consumer and a seller or supplier concerning the performance of a contract of sale or provision of services, where, at the time the contr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-26

…article L. 321-2 of the Environment Code;3° Mountain municipalities, within the meaning of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne;4° Des commun…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article L4141-2

…or decisions taken by the Permanent Commission by delegation from the Regional Council, with the exception of deliberations relating to promotion rates for the advancement of civil servants in grade,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-17

…sions of articles R. 823-12 and R. 823-13 are not applicable to: 1° Persons and entities whose balance sheet total plus operating income and financial income, excluding tax, exceeds €122,000,000; 2° P…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
In force

Article Annexe 4-9

I. - In particular, the following services are provided by the professions concerned under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 444-1, the services listed below: 1° With regard…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-6

…27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-4 Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 First and second paragraphs of Article L. 2122-5 Order no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L.…

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