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 511520 of 40190 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-6-1971

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the public establishment for the protection of Mediterranean forests

Article L1424-68

Detailed rules for the application of the provisions of this section shall be determined, where necessary, by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: How formalities are carried out

Article 660

The competent public accountants are prohibited from carrying out the registration formality in respect of deeds subject to land registration pursuant to the decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amen…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Procedural rules applicable to crimes against humanity and war crimes

Article 627

For the application of the Statute of the International Criminal Court signed on 18 July 1998, France shall participate in the prosecution of offences and cooperate with that Court under the condition…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-6

The chapters of the budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section:- for expenditure and revenue that can be broken down, to group 90 "Breakdown of operations", completed by the number of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation of practical and theoretical training

Article R6222-64

The apprentice's employer undertakes to free the apprentice for his sporting activities, and will contact the sports federation to which the top-level sportsperson belongs in order to organise his pra…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation of practical and theoretical training

Article R6222-65

The training establishment in which the apprentice is registered will contact the sports federation to which the top-level athlete belongs in order to adapt the organisation of the theoretical teachin…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-9

The national member may participate, as Eurojust's representative, in the setting up and operation of joint investigation teams.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-37

The Public Prosecutor shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the requested person is surrendered to the judicial authority of the issuing State at the latest within ten days of the date of t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-38

The provisions of Article 695-37 do not preclude the Investigating Chamber, after ruling on the execution of the European arrest warrant, from temporarily postponing the surrender for serious humanita…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-39

Where the requested person is being prosecuted in France or has already been sentenced there and must serve a sentence there for an act other than that covered by the European arrest warrant, the Inve…

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