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 41414150 of 36780 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 14 March 1968 · Cass. 3e civ. 10 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. com. 14 December 1993 · Cass. 3e civ. 17 June 1975 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 January 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 July 2008

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 1: Filing of instruments of incorporation.

Article R123-103

…luation of the contributions in kind or of the decision and documents referred to in articles R. 22-10-10 et R. 225-14-1 ;b) In the case of a joint stock company, a copy of the certificate from the cu…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-17-4

The decision to release an offender on parole may be made before the date on which the sentence served is at least equal to twice the sentence remaining to be served, provided that it specifies that t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-17-1

The refusal of the sentenced person expressed after the information provided for in article D. 147-17 is recorded by the prison integration and probation service, which informs the sentence enforcemen…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-17-5

The prison integration and probation service located within the jurisdiction of the prison in which the person subject to compulsory release is incarcerated will give or arrange for the person to be g…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-17-3

There is no need to apply the provisions of articles D. 147-17 to D. 147-17-2 when the sentenced person has filed an application for sentence adjustment pending before the sentence enforcement court.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-17-2

If the person has not indicated that he or she refuses this measure, the prison integration and probation service shall, in good time, forward to the sentence enforcement judge, before the meeting of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article R2391-17

The frequency of payment of the instalments is fixed taking into account the characteristics and duration of the contract. It is set at a maximum of six months. When the contract holder is a small or…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Non-contentious proceedings.

Article 950

An appeal against a non-contentious decision shall be lodged, by a declaration made or sent by registered post to the registry of the court which handed down the decision, by a lawyer or a public or m…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10

The licence application is sent to the prefect mentioned in article R. * 7123-9, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It shall specify the place chosen as the agency's registered offi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exceptional aid to help offset the loss of revenue resulting from the introduction of the health pass

Article 919-53

…rticle 221-4 for the distribution of cinematographic works that:1° Were released in cinemas between 14 July 2021 and 28 September 2021;2° Have not given rise to the issue of a distribution licence men…

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
Search “Art. Cass. 3e civ. 14 March 1968 · Cass. 3e civ. 10 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. com. 14 December 1993 · Cass. 3e civ. 17 June 1975 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 January 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 July 2008” | French Legislation