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 37713780 of 22356 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 2002 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-53

…r his permit, he will be given a receipt. When the provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 15-33-41, in exchange for his or her licence, the person concerned shall be issued with a certificat…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R251

I. - With the exception of articles R. 15-29 to R. 15-33-23, R. 15-33-43 and R. 15-33-59, R. 48-1, the I of article R. 49-8-3, articles R. 49-8-5 to R. 49-19, R. 53-51 to R. 53-56, R. 63, R. 64, R. 93…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Transitional provisions

Article L211-13

The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to bonds issued before 3 November 1984, amortisable by drawing numbers. Nor do they concern perpetual annuities on the State, held in registered form, i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Management of funds received as compensation for group members

Article 849-20

…oup of injured parties defined by the judge. Subject to the Article 240 of Decree no. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991, any sum received under Articles 68 and 74 of the aforementioned Act of 18 November 20…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article R211-64

By way of derogation from article 189 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the accounting officer is appointed by order of the ministers responsibl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article R211-48

By way of derogation from article 189 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the accounting officer is appointed by order of the ministers responsibl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-13

…ial property attorneys. In accordance with the third paragraph of Article 1 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, it shall have legal personality as from such registration.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to declare goods in detail, customs representatives.

Article 86

…ant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the Union Customs Code are laid down by the order provided for inArticle 1…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-5

The conditions set out in Chapters II, IV and V of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are applicable to the provision of the services mentioned in Article L. 547-4, provided that the project…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-37-1

The overall activity of the pharmacy, as referred to in Article L. 5125-15 and taken into account to determine the required number of assistant pharmacists, is assessed by aggregating: 1° The total pr…

AI translation · Updated 2 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