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 48114820 of 39118 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 29 June 2007 n° 05-21.104 · Cass. com. 20 June 2006 · Cass. com. 11 December 2007 n° 05-21.234 · Cass. com. 29 April 2014 n° 13-12.343 et n° 13-15.789 · Cass. com. 12 June 2019 n° 18-11.067

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection V: Divorce on conversion of legal separation

Article 1133

…pronounce the divorce. Otherwise he may, without further formality, ask the spouses to present the petition again within one month, after amending the agreement; if this request is not complied with,…

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

Article R4641-18

…rk-related risk prevention programme of the regional public health plan, referred to inarticle L. 1411-11 of the Public Health Code ; 3° Is consulted on the regional implementation of public policies…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Multi-annual territorial plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1441-18

…d the efficiency of the healthcare system.This commission is chaired by the Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. It includes the director of the social welfare fund or his/her representative. A repres…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-18

…tinued employment of disabled workers take place on the basis of a report drawn up by the employer setting out the situation with regard to the obligation to employ disabled workers provided for in ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-3

…These requirements are prescribed on pain of nullity. The judge shall immediately issue an order setting the date of the hearing. Unless it is the author of the application, the public prosecutor is…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults.

Article 1253

The property inventory operations provided for in article 503 of the Civil Code are carried out in the presence of the protected person, if their state of health or age allows, their lawyer, if applic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

…panel of experts from the national list of medical accident experts, ensuring that these experts meet all the conditions required to guarantee their independence from the parties involved. It may, ho…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article R22-10-18

…ollowed for the remuneration of corporate officers 2° The decision-making process followed for its determination, review and implementation, including measures to avoid or manage conflicts of interest…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article D47-1-18

…licable in the case provided for by article 694-44, the transfer to national territory of a person detained in the issuing State for the purposes of executing a European investigation decision.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other payment instruments

Article D734-12

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29…

AI translation · Updated 5 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. ch. mixte 29 June 2007 n° 05-21.104 · Cass. com. 20 June 2006 · Cass. com. 11 December 2007 n° 05-21.234 · Cass. com. 29 April 2014 n° 13-12.343 et n° 13-15.789 · Cass. com. 12 June 2019 n° 18-11.067” | French Legislation