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 93219330 of 25376 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – JurisData 1997-003951

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-202

…riatric surgical care activity. II.-The specific therapeutic practices mentioned in article L. 6122-7 for the modality mentioned in 1° of I are: 1° Maxillo-facial surgery, stomatology and oral surgery…

AI translation · Updated 1 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 L365-2

…d out electronically, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. "7° In Article L. 312-6, the fourth paragraph reads as follows: " 3° Persons who, after consultation…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of articles L. 321-1 to L. 322-1 and L. 343-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of New Caled…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-1

…il parties with regard to, on the one hand, discrimination punishable by the articles 225-2 and 432-7 of the Criminal Code and the establishment or keeping of files punishable by article 226-19 of the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-20

…e pursuant to the provisions of article L. 114-5 and 2° of II of article 133 of law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 on the new territorial organisation of the Republic;4° Any other contribution from a p…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R222-23

…regulated training specifically aimed at the exercise of the functions mentioned in Article L. 222-7 and consisting of a course of study supplemented, where applicable, by professional training, a wo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-6

…e 63-4-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, at the latest before the customs detention is extended; 7° The possibility of asking the public prosecutor, when this magistrate decides on the possible ext…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-23

I.-As an exception to Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the Agency's funds may be deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, subject to…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-1

…ave contributed to financing the production of the work and to the authors listed in article L. 113-7 of the French Intellectual Property Code and, where applicable, to publishers who have transferred…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment of social security contributions

Article 122-12

…entre médical de la Bourse (SIST CMB), of the compulsory occupational health service membership fee;7° A certificate of payment, issued by the Assurance formation des activités du spectacle (AFDAS), o…

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