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 62516260 of 21721 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 16 Feb. 2022 – no. 20-11.754

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article R15-17

The status of judicial police officer is granted by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior to peacekeepers who, pursuant to the article 20 (4° and 5°), have passed a t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article R734-15

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 162-1 to R. 162-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 162-4n° 2007-259 of 27 February 2007R. 162-5n° 2016…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sports equipment

Article R312-4

The declarations provided for in article R. 312-3 must identify : 1° In all cases, the sports facility, its use and its characteristics, as well as its owner and, where applicable, its operator; 2° In…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Intermediaries and price allocation.

Article L143-22

When the confiscation of a business is ordered by a criminal court pursuant to the articles 225-16, 225-19 and 225-22 of the criminal code and 706-39 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the State must…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-18

…ive formal notice to the owners of invention patents other than those referred to in Article L. 613-16 to begin working them in such a way as to meet the needs of the national economy. If the formal n…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-32

…nance company or insurance company included in the scope of consolidation defined in Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, to which the housing finance company belongs, the Specific Controller is…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Write-offs

Article R123-314

…article L. 622-12; > 2° Reorganisation proceedings have been terminated pursuant to Article L. 631-16; > 3° Implementation of the safeguard or recovery plan has been declared complete pursuant to art…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-121

…older of a medical care and rehabilitation authorisation may take charge of a minor from the age of 16, in agreement with the holder of parental authority, who must first obtain the child's opinion. T…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-36

…on, including the creation of tourist offices, in application of the provisions of articles L. 5214-16 and L. 5216-5 of the general code of territorial collectivities. The decision of the governing bo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-4

…f the offices and positions they hold, by companies controlled within the meaning of Article L. 233-16. This report also indicates the number and value of shares which, during the year, were allocated…

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