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 43314340 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-70

…otherapist and another healthcare professional, is prohibited in any form whatsoever, except in the cases provided for in the contracts validated by the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre. The acceptanc…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment

Article R6341-47

…ial security contributions relating to this remuneration are repaid in full to the State or, as the case may be, to the region.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Public health establishments, public medico-social establishments, health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under public law and army hospitals

Article R5126-48

…internal use pharmacy is appointed by the legal representative of the managing legal entity. In the case of public health establishments, this appointment results from the appointment of the pharmacis…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Professional inadequacy.

Article R6152-81

…ubject of a procedure provided for in article R. 6152-80 may be suspended pending a decision on his case. For the duration of his suspension, he shall retain the full emoluments provided for in 1° of…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-6

…mal expiry of his term of office, he shall be replaced within one month in the same manner. In this case, the duties of the new member shall end on the date on which those of the member he has replace…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 179

If the judge considers that the facts constitute an offence, he or she shall, by order, refer the case to the criminal court. This order shall specify, if applicable, that the accused benefits from th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-2

…hip of the agreement compulsory, these operations are referred to as compulsory insurance. In other cases, they are said to be optional. In the case of optional policies, the right to cancel is exerci…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-19

…edgement of receipt. The application referred to in the previous paragraph shall include: 1° In the case of a natural person, their surname, first name, address, telephone number and e-mail address an…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-71

…sponding to the self-employed activity mentioned in article L. 5424-25 is taken into account.In the case of self-employed workers subject to the tax regimes set out in articles 50-0 ter and 102 ter of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-64

…ant from where the practitioner carries out his duties: the period of availability may not, in this case, exceed two years; it is renewable for the same period without exceeding a total of ten years o…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 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