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 32013210 of 19635 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 23 Mar. 2011 – no. 09-66512

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…d hockey goal cages and basketball goals that do not comply with the requirements of article R. 322-23 of this Code; 3° Making sports equipment available to users, whether free of charge or for a fee,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-4

…dministrator and the judicial representative by the articles L. 622-6, L. 622-20, L. 622-22, L. 622-23, L. 625-3, L. 625-4 et L. 625-8.Dismissals carried out by the liquidator pursuant to the decision…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

…5 12 3 11 13 3 11,5 14 3 12 15 3 13 16 3 13,5 17 3 14 18 3 14,5 19 3 15 20 3 15,5 21 3 16 22 3 16,5 23 3 17 24 3 17,5 25 3 18 26 3 18,5 27 3 19 28 3 19,5 29 3 20 30 and over 3 20 In the event of redun…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102

…employees within the framework of company mutual funds governed by Chapter III of loi n° 88-1201 du 23 décembre 1988relative aux organismes de placement collectif en valeurs mobilières et portant créa…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Xa: Health charges on fishery and aquaculture products

Article 302 bis WA

…quantity not exceeding that provided for in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3703/85 of 23 December 1985 laying down detailed implementing rules concerning the common marketing standards f…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-35

…itions as the allowance paid to the municipalities, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 2335-3.The loss of revenue that the urban community suffers as a result of the extension from fiftee…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-20-1

…tution for collective occupational retirement provision mentioned in Article 8 of Order 2006-344 of 23 March 2006 relating to supplementary occupational retirement provision and authorised pursuant to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89-1

…es a refusal or fails to make a decision within the time limit stipulated in 3° of II of article R. 232-89 ; 2° If no agreement is reached within the time limit mentioned in the first and third paragr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-25

…nstituted at that same date for the same scenario.II. - III of article R. 385-22 and article R. 385-23 apply to the convergence plans required pursuant to I.III. - When deciding to set an enhanced sol…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

…p, managing or directing companies;f) Setting up, managing or directing trusts governed by articles 2011 to 2031 of the Civil Code or by foreign law, or any other similar structure;g) Setting up or ma…

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