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 57315740 of 38470 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 May 2014 – no. 13-16.398

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to premises and means of transport

Article L512-6

When the premises mentioned in article L. 512-5 are also for residential use, checks may only be carried out between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and, if the occupant objects, with the authorisation of the liber…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article D3342-6

…the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the department's accounting officer, who must check them wit…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts

Article D4342-6

…the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the region's accounting officer, who must check them within…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-32

…the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 et D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the accounting officer of the metropolitan authority, who mu…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 3)

…al ultrasound, holter, Doppler, stress test, catheterisation, angiography, etc.) or that the expert may request or carry out if they are not invasive.The therapeutic constraint and the monitoring it i…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

…a "DLT trading and settlement facility", under Articles 8 and 10 respectively of Regulation (EU) No 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R532-28

…registered office is located in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte or Saint-Martin, wishes for the first time to manage a foreign UCITS authorised or to provid…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R251-2

In the event that several creditors have come forward within the time limit, the agent responsible for the sale shall draw up a proposal for the distribution of the price between the creditors. The pl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for registration

Article D7342-1

The contribution referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 7342-2 and the contribution referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 7342-3 are paid by the platform when the self-employed wo…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 149

…the father or mother is unknown, and if he or she has not been heard from for a year, the marriage may be solemnised if the child and whichever of his or her father and mother gives his or her consen…

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
Search “Art. Cass. com. – 20 May 2014 – no. 13-16.398” | French Legislation