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 34513460 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187-1

In the event of an appeal against an order to remand a person in custody, the accused or the public prosecutor may, if the appeal is lodged no later than the day following the decision to remand the p…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the vocational training account

Article R4163-18

…mount he wishes to spend on training using points registered on the professional prevention account and the position he occupies.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-2

In the event of an appeal against an order under Article 181, the Investigating Chamber shall rule within four months of the date of the appeal declaration, failing which, if the person is detained, h…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1804 C

…paid using another means of payment. This surcharge is recovered in accordance with the procedures and subject to the securities provided for by this code in respect of indirect taxes.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a preliminary question being referred by the industrial tribunal

Article R7342-18

…ocedure. The parties are not required to constitute a lawyer. The judgment is rendered in the first and last instance. The time limit for appealing to the Supreme Court is fifteen days from notificati…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2391-18

…ause in a contract has been taken in application of article L. 2391-5, the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter as well as article R. 2191-27 and the first paragraph of article R. 2191-28 do…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-18

The court clerk's office carries out publicity measures to allow creditors who have not been notified to lodge third-party objections to the judgment pronouncing a personal recovery without judicial l…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inspection of permanent electrical installations

Article R4226-18

The procedures and, where applicable, the frequency of the inspections provided for in articles R. 4226-14, R. 4226-16 and R. 4226-21, as well as the content of the corresponding inspection reports, a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-180

…s affiliated to it or to them within the meaning of articles L. 511-30 to L. 511-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code, to the employees of the said companies as well as to those of entities whose cap…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-18

…apid decomposition of the body, after obtaining the opinion of a doctor, decide on immediate burial and closure of the coffin.

AI translation · Updated 5 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