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 23051 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 July 2007 – no. 05-19.373

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-32

…horised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 and alternative investment funds as defined by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parlia…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Civil liability insurance for hunters

Article A230-5

…request or automatically, the certificate valid for the annual period starting on the following 1st July, regardless of the expiry date of the current insurance period. Certificates must be issued fre…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-20

…the requirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-47

…the requirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crédit maritime mutuel.

Article R512-28

…ised by the minister responsible for maritime fisheries; 7° Associations governed by the law of 1st July 1901; 8° Economic interest groups; 9° Civil or commercial companies, in particular small-scale…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article R763-11

…for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des march…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article D783-9

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-53no. 2016-1026 of 26 July 2016D. 612-54 to D. 612-56No. 2010-218 of 3 March 2010D. 612-57no. 2014-131…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article D784-9

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-53no. 2016-1026 of 26 July 2016D. 612-54 to D. 612-56No. 2010-218 of 3 March 2010D. 612-57no. 2014-131…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

…undations may be : 1° Civil servants working for a public legal entity mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and placed in a position…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-432

…cle R. 6152-436 and compliance with the ethical obligations provided for inarticle 25 octies of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, article R. 4127-95 of…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 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