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 52115220 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-3

…t et des produits de santé. In the event of an unfavourable opinion from the committee, the sponsor may request that its proposed substantial amendment be submitted for a second examination to another…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-2

…e on pain of nullity:1° The purpose of the contract, its duration and the conditions under which it may be extended or revised ;2° The conditions for termination, forfeiture and devolution, where appl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-83-4

…mmittee or, where applicable, of the specialised committee on health, safety and working conditions may, on his own initiative or at the request of the majority of the committee members present and vo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…f Alpine Ski Trainers; 12° The president of the national association of piste safety professionals; 13° The President of the Syndicat national des téléphériques de France ; 14° The President of the Na…

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

Article R22-10-27

…1 shall publish a regularly updated document entitled "voting policy" on its website. This document may also be consulted at the address of domicile or registered office indicated therein. II. II -It…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

…aning of c) of article 70-3 of the decree of 29 December 1945 as amended by decree no. 76-404 of 10 May 1976 or work in successive shifts, or have habitually worked two hundred nights or more per year…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R365-4

…ation of this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of the first paragraph of Article R. 313-3 and Articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…posited in popular savings passbook accounts opened under the conditions set out in Articles L. 221-13 to L. 221-17 of the Monetary and Financial Code;7° quater Interest on sums deposited in youth pas…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL OF ENTRY UNDER THE ASILE ACT

Article L352-8

The decision to refuse entry on the grounds of asylum and, where applicable, the transfer decision may not be enforced before the expiry of a period of forty-eight hours following their notification o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 523

Claims relating to the application of articles 514-5,517 and 518 to 522 may only be brought, in the event of an appeal, before the First President ruling in summary proceedings or, in the cases provid…

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