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 30213030 of 65017 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8 December 1999 · CA Bordeaux 1 March 1984 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 May 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 January 2005 · CA Versailles 19 October 2001 · CA Versailles 5 March 2020 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 January 2017

French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contract notices for contracts awarded in accordance with an adapted procedure on account of their value

Article R2331-5

For contracts awarded using an adapted procedure, the purchaser is free to choose the advertising methods best suited to the characteristics of the contract, in particular the value and nature of the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A761-5

The managers of the markets of national interest concerned are consulted by the market news department prior to drawing up the list of sites to be included in the various sections of the department's…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 quinquies

…n terms of availability and initial and ongoing training, and which confers on them the status of occasional collaborators in the public service. The contract specifies the duration of the assignment,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for veterinary students

Article D1511-59

…o are regularly enrolled in studies leading to the award of a veterinary training diploma or qualification mentioned in 1° of article L. 241-2 du code rural et de la pêche maritime effectuant un stage…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures.

Article R5141-47-5

…ale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail or by another State : 1° In the case provided for in Article R. 5141-47-2, the Director General of the Agency notifies the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 octodecies

…ister for Industry or the Minister for Defence and tasked with implementing the Paris Convention of 13 January 1993 on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical W…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D331-5

The rules relating to the development of a campsite and the installation of caravans are set out in articles…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-5-1

…ation as a risk in the management of a patient's state of health due to the unavailability of a medical device shall be laid down by regulation.The manufacturers of the medical device or their authori…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the categorisation of eligible customers and counterparties

Article D533-5

…n an asset management company shall collect relevant information relating to the identity and legal capacity of any new client in accordance with the conditions set out in the General Regulation of th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 novodecies

…ficers of the national police and the national gendarmerie responsible for border policing missions may communicate to each other, on request or spontaneously, all information and documents held or co…

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
Search “Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8 December 1999 · CA Bordeaux 1 March 1984 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 May 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 January 2005 · CA Versailles 19 October 2001 · CA Versailles 5 March 2020 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 January 2017” | French Legislation