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 48614870 of 22762 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 Jan. 2014 – no. 13-10151

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 44

Articles 21 and 22 of this annex are applicable to Title V of the law of 1 June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, and relating to forced…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products

Article R5431-1

…e Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, to make the information provided for in Article 21 of the same Regulation available to the public is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

…o account is defined in Article 17 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. The boundaries of these contracts are defined in Article 18 of the same Regulation. The requir…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L763-3

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 420-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 420-2 Order 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 420-3 to L. 420-5 Order no.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L762-3

…t-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 420-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 420-2 Order 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 420-3 to L. 420-5 Order no.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L764-3

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 420-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 420-2 Order 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 420-3 to L. 420-5 Order no.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-12

The suspension and withdrawal decisions provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 6322-1 are taken by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on the grounds and under the conditions…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-19

…y of the obligation to employ disabled workers, in the case of the persons mentioned in Article L. 5212-13; 10° The data mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 5134-17.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation through the employment of disabled workers

Article L5212-7

Employers may fulfil their employment obligation: 1° By taking on trainees mentioned in article L. 5212-13, for any length of time, as well as young people over the age of sixteen who are entitled to…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 59

Unless a claim is made from inside the house or exceptions are provided for by law, searches and home visits may not be commenced before 6 a.m. and after 9 p.m. The formalities mentioned in articles 5…

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