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 12811290 of 58927 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-6-2010 n° 09-65.482

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of the usufructuary

Article 614

If, during the term of the usufruct, a third party commits any usurpation on the land, or otherwise expects to infringe the rights of the owner, the usufructuary is bound to report it to the latter; f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Use and habitation

Article 630

A person who has the use of the fruits of land may only demand as much as he needs for his needs and those of his family. He may demand it for the needs even of children who have arisen to him since t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Use and habitation

Article 625

Rights of use and habitation are established and lost in the same way as usufruct.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 68

The arrival of the public prosecutor at the scene relieves the judicial police officer.The public prosecutor then performs all the judicial police acts provided for in this chapter.He may also instruc…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 66

The minutes drawn up by the judicial police officer pursuant to

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 69

If the needs of the investigation so require, the Public Prosecutor or the Examining Magistrate, when proceeding as described in this chapter, may travel to the jurisdictions of the courts bordering t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Place of service.

Article 690

Notification intended for a legal person governed by private law or a public establishment of an industrial or commercial nature shall be made at the place of its establishment.Failing such a place, i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 679

In non-contentious matters, the judgment is notified to the parties and third parties whose interests may be affected by the decision, as well as to the public prosecutor where an appeal is open to hi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 692

Notifications intended for public bodies and public establishments shall be made at the place where they are established to any person entitled to receive them.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 698

Costs relating to unjustified instances, acts and enforcement procedures shall be borne by the court officers who made them, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed. The same applies to c…

AI translation · Updated 8 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