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 17411750 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-9

The administrative authority decides on any request made by an employer to assess the compliance of an agreement or action plan with the provisions of article L. 2242-8 . If the administrative authori…

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

Article L2312-9

In the field of health, safety and working conditions, the Social and Economic Committee :1° Carries out an analysis of the occupational risks to which workers, particularly pregnant women, may be exp…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-9

A period of on-call duty is defined as a period during which the employee, without being at his place of work and without being permanently and immediately available to the employer, must be able to i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-9

For the activities referred to in Article L. 3122-3, when the actual duration of night work is less than the legal duration set in application of Article L. 3121-27, the compensation referred to in Ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3133-9

The hours corresponding to the solidarity day, up to a limit of seven hours or the number of hours proportional to the contractual working hours for part-time employees, are not deducted from the annu…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3141-9

The provisions of this section are without prejudice to the stipulations of collective bargaining agreements or contracts of employment or to practices which provide for longer periods of paid leave.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-9

An employee benefiting from the rights provided for in Articles L. 3142-6 to L. 3142-8 may not engage in any other professional activity.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-9

All vehicle occupants are prohibited from smoking in the presence of children under the age of eighteen.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-9

…ich the authorisation referred to in the first paragraph ceases to be valid are defined in Article 299 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-9

The shareholders, including holders of non-voting preference shares, are convened at the end of the liquidation to vote on the final accounts, the discharge of the liquidator's management and the disc…

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