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 59215930 of 21504 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 June 2019

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-22

The Labour Inspector's decision is reasoned. It is notified by any means capable of giving it a date certain: 1° To the employer ; 2° To the company doctor; 3° In the case of an autonomous service, to…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379-0 bis

…rmed from communities of towns under the conditions provided for by Article 56 of Law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 relating to the strengthening and simplification of inter-communal cooperation as well…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-1

…s person when these sanctions have been imposed on the basis of articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12 or when they have been pronounced by a foreign National Anti-Doping Organisation or by any other…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-1

…s products and practices, and in particular implementing the good practices mentioned in article L. 1222-12, in compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to transfusion activi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-1

…cles L. 242-10 and L. 242-30 of said Code and, in the case of bonds, by articles L. 245-8 to L. 245-12 (1° to 5°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of said Code. The issue may be made by public offering.For…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-1

…ling to provide the person canvassed with the information and documents mentioned in article L. 341-12 and the penultimate paragraph of article L. 341-6; 3° Failure by any person engaging in the activ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-11

Open the article to read the full text in English.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 C

…l form of legal entities when this modification does not entail the creation of a new legal entity; 12° For the publication of legal claims mentioned in c of 4° of Article 28 of Decree no. 55-22 of 4…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-39

…all presence or, failing this, on-call availability is ensured by the staff mentioned in article R. 1222-23.By way of derogation from the previous paragraph and outside working hours, the delivery act…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-8

…ties and the agreements entered into with these third parties referred to in 1° of II of article R. 1243-4 , provided that this modification has no impact on the product;5° the appointment of a new re…

AI translation · Updated 5 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