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 621630 of 47145 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 21 December 2007 n° 06-11.343 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 April 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 October 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 November 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 November 2002

French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2493

For a child born in Mayotte, the first paragraph of article 21-7 and article 21-11 are applicable only if, at the date of birth, at least one of the child's parents was residing in France legally, und…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-7

Resolutions are passed by an absolute majority of the votes of the members present or represented. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-29

The minimum repayment percentage established under the conditions defined in article D. 312-27 and the minimum maturity amount defined in article D. 312-28 correspond to a monthly repayment schedule.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions for import and export.

Article 21

In the event of mobilisation, in the event of clear aggression requiring the country to provide for its own defence, in periods of external tension when circumstances so require, the Government may re…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XVIII: Declaration of commissions, brokerage, rebates, fees, royalties, partners' remuneration and profit shares

Article 240

…ation may be filed in accordance with the procedures set out in the first paragraph of the article 87 A, regardless of the status of the third-party beneficiary, during the month of January of the cal…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-21

Before making the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24, and unless it is clear that this is not the case, the creditor or credit intermediary shall ask the borrower whether the purpose of the credit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Downstream

Article L131-29

The guarantee is given either on the cheque or on an allonge, or by a separate document indicating the place where it was made. It is expressed by the words "bon pour aval" or any other equivalent wor…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Complaints

Article R7111-29

…Committee may be appealed by the person concerned to the Higher Committee referred to in article R. 7111-32.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-29

The applications referred to in article R. 6122-28, with the exception of the renewal applications referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 6122-10, may only be received during periods and in…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-29

The preliminary design or the project serve as the basis for the competitive tendering of the economic operators responsible for the works by the project owner.When the project owner selects a tender…

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. ass. plén. 21 December 2007 n° 06-11.343 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 April 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 October 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 November 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 November 2002” | French Legislation