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 15111520 of 45508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 24 May 2005 n° 786 · CA Rouen 8 January 2004 · Cass. com. 24 May 1976 · Cass. com. 16 January 2001 · Cass. com. 14 April 1992 · Cass. com. 15 December 2009 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 2014

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-24-2

When the public prosecution for an offence that has caused harm to a victim is extinguished by the payment of a fixed fine for a misdemeanour, the victim may nevertheless ask the public prosecutor to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Condoms.

Article R5134-15

The provisions of articles R. 5122-5, R. 5122-6, R. 5122-7, R. 5122-9 and R. 5122-13 to R. 5122-16 are applicable to condom advertising. Applications for approval must be accompanied either by the cer…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24-4

Applications for trade union training leave must be submitted in writing to the director of the establishment to which the trainee is assigned at least one month in advance. In the absence of an expre…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-15

…the guardianship judge or the family council, which is competent to authorise it, depending on the case. The insurer must also give notice without formality to the guardianship judge, at least fiftee…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-15

The execution studies enable the work to be carried out. Their purpose, for the work as a whole or for the public contracts concerned alone, is to:1° To draw up all the execution plans and specificati…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-15

…use the points registered on the professional prevention account under 1° to 4° of I of article L. 4163-7 is made online by the account holder on the website dedicated to this purpose, in the form and…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 B

An annual tax is introduced on electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy located in inland waters, the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone.The tax is paid by the operat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Information for the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L214-24-20

…he AIF's assets under leverage arrangements.In particular, the identity of the five main sources of cash or financial instruments borrowed, including money market instruments, and the amount of levera…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Tax for the management of aquatic environments and flood prevention

Article 1530 bis

…11-7 of the Environment Code, the competence of aquatic environment management and flood prevention may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis of this co…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article L356-15

…rdance with the provisions of this Section and Sections II, IV, V and VI of this Chapter; 2° In the case of group supervision referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 356-2, the participating…

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