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 39313940 of 38682 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 March 1999 n° 97-15.000 · Cass. soc. 19 June 2013 n° 12-17.913 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 January 2002 · Cass. com. 13 February 2007 n° 05-10.221 · Cass. 3e civ. 20 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 December 2010 n° 09-71.489

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-1

The municipal council or the deliberative body of the public establishment responsible for all or part of the public collective or non-collective sanitation service institutes a sanitation fee for the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-131

The capital must be fully paid up before any issue of new shares to be paid up in cash. In addition, a capital increase by public offering, carried out less than two years after the incorporation of a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Placement under house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-13

…e that his order is made subject to the condition precedent that the device provided for in article 723-8 and that the person's release is subject to the fitting of the bracelet containing a transmitt…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 130-1

In the event of failure to comply with the time limits set by the articles 127 and 130, the person shall be released, by order of the investigating judge hearing the case, unless his conduct has been…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-13

The application for final approval is submitted by the delegated production company after completion of the cinematographic or audiovisual work. In the case of a delegated co-production, the applicati…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judgment on liability

Article 849-13

…but that he or she will still be able to take action for compensation for his or her other damage; 7° An indication that the interested party must produce any useful document in support of his claim.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

…n the company;5° The title of the applicable collective agreement;6° The length of any trial period;7° The amount of remuneration and its various components, including bonuses and additional remunerat…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-1

I.-The right to authorise the simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged cable retransmission, on national territory, of a work broadcast from national territory or the territory of another Member State o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recording by bankers of cheque payment incidents due to insufficient funds.

Article R131-12

…que was refused payment; 6° The reason for the refusal to pay and the amount of insufficient funds; 7° An indication, if applicable, that the cheque was issued in defiance of an injunction issued purs…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-12-1

The offer of compensation made to the victim pursuant to Article 706-5-1 sets out the assessment made by the guarantee fund for each head of loss and the amount of compensation due to the victim, taki…

AI translation · Updated 6 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. 23 March 1999 n° 97-15.000 · Cass. soc. 19 June 2013 n° 12-17.913 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 January 2002 · Cass. com. 13 February 2007 n° 05-10.221 · Cass. 3e civ. 20 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 December 2010 n° 09-71.489” | French Legislation