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 31013110 of 46373 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 4 May 2010 – no. 09-13205

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R1313-40

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting

Article D3665-4

No expenditure made on behalf of the Metropole of Lyon may be paid unless it has first been mandated by the President of the Council of the Metropole from a duly opened appropriation.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-42

Decisions to renew or refuse to renew an EC type-examination certificate may be the subject of a complaint under the conditions laid down in article R. 4313-35.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5112-4

…ch pharmacopoeia is supplemented by a national formulary. The provisions of this national formulary may be made compulsory under the conditions set out in article R. 5112-2.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Live performance promoters established in France

Article R7122-4

In the case of an initial declaration, the declarant may engage in the activity of live performance entrepreneur at the end of the one-month period mentioned in article R. 7122-2.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Nullity and dissolution.

Article R6223-46

The nullity or dissolution of the company may not be relied on as against third parties until the publication formalities relating to the nullity or dissolution provided for below have been completed.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VIII: The European Certificate of Succession

Article 1381-4

A decision to issue or refuse to issue a European Certificate of Succession may be referred to the president of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the office of this public officer is locate…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Protected designation of origin, protected geographical indication, traditional speciality guaranteed

Article L432-4

…tion or a traditional speciality guaranteed without meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 642-3 du code rural et de la pêche maritime;2° To issue a protected designation of origin, a protecte…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-4

…In the case provided for in Article L. 356-3, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide, after consultation with the group supervisor and the ultimate parent undertaking at EU l…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-4

…judgment, the court appoints the official receiver whose duties are defined in article L. 621-9. It may, if necessary, appoint more than one. The president of the court, if he has dealt with the debto…

AI translation · Updated 7 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. – 4 May 2010 – no. 09-13205” | French Legislation