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 49514960 of 36791 articles for Art. Cass. com. 24 November 1992 n° 91-11.055 · CA Dijon 12 October 1995 · CA Paris 25 October 2000 · Cass. com. 22 November 2016 n° 14-23.658 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 8 July 1997 · Cass. com. 14 November 2019 n° 18-16.807

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-18

…ivalent to a blank endorsement. Endorsement to the drawee is only valid as a receipt, except in the case where the drawee has several establishments and the endorsement is made in favour of an establi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-18

The person concerned and, where applicable, his or her counsel may consult the entire file at the Agency's secretariat. They may obtain a copy. The member of the Board or the agent appointed in applic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-5

…checking the design, siting and proper execution and operation of the installations and, where applicable, a share intended to cover the costs of maintaining them. The share representing inspection op…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-12

Streets known as "faubourgs", although they form a continuation to a street of the same name, take on a new sequence of numbers.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-19

…nance or reconstitution, whether open or disguised, of an association or grouping dissolved in application of article L. 332-18, as well as participating in activities that an association suspended fr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R313-19

The provision of the second paragraph of article L. 313-25, according to which the date of assignment or pledge is affixed by the assignee, may not apply to assignments of financial claims provided fo…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-8

…tablished that the insured has not complied with the obligations arising from articles L131-4, L131-8, L131-12, L131-14 to L131-18, L134-4 to L134-12, L135-2, L162-2, L163-4 to L163-6 of the new Frenc…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-18

The Chairman of the Regulatory Control Commission represents the Commission. He shall sign the Committee's decisions. He/she signs the briefs submitted in the context of legal appeals lodged against t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Collective decisions.

Article 1854-1

In the case of a merger of non-trading companies, if the Articles of Association provide for consultation of the shareholders of the acquiring company, such consultation is not required if, from the f…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-18

…tions on behalf of the collectivity or defending the collectivity in actions brought against it, in cases defined by the Assembly. He shall report to the next meeting of the General Meeting on the exe…

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