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 71417150 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R5461-3

…market or put into service until they have been brought into compliance is punishable by a third-class fine.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-10

The Articles of Association of the société de libre partenariat shall determine the duration of the accounting periods, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial year may extend…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-2

…p by the Minister for the Economy. The custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of the scheme's assets under the conditions defined in II of article L. 214-175-4 and ensures that the management co…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-24

…rudentiel et de résolution in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree. In the case of investment firms, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall communicate this…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-26

…first paragraph may be kept and the decisions and agreements recorded in electronic form; in this case, the decisions shall be signed by means of an electronic signature that complies at least with t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-70

…ersion rights and in the interests of unitholders, this limit may be temporarily exceeded. In this case, the management company will inform the Autorité des marchés financiers, the custodian and the f…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-48

…it from the market on the grounds mentioned in Article L. 5121-14-2. The decision must state the reasons on which it is based and, except in an emergency, may only be taken after the proprietor has b…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-21

…concerns a generic veterinary medicinal product of a reference veterinary medicinal product which has not been authorised in France but which has been authorised in another Member State of the Europe…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Monitoring and alert system for medicinal products

Article R5312-1

…also allows medicines to be recalled from patients who have received them, where necessary with the assistance of healthcare professionals. If the medicinal product in question is suspected of posing…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…n directives defining their design and construction rules; 2° Safety components intended to be used as spare parts to replace identical components and supplied by the manufacturer of the original mach…

AI translation · Updated 3 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