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 17011710 of 56468 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 20 March 2002 · Cass. soc. 6 March 2012 · Cass. soc. 14 March 2012 · Cass. soc. 13 May 2009 · Cass. soc. 12 November 2008 · Cass. soc. 11 March 2003 · Cass. soc. 25 September 2013 · Cass. soc. 6 March 2002 · Cass. soc. 4 February 2014

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-6

As soon as it is received at the National Institute of Industrial Property, the filing gives rise to the allocation of a national number. Where it has not been possible to mention it on the filing rec…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Implementing provisions.

Article L5134-63

…conditions under which employers taking on young people on open-ended professionalisation contracts may benefit from it ; 2° The terms and conditions according to which, taking into account the necess…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-66

In addition to the information provided for in article R. 225-66, the notice convening the general meeting of bondholders shall contain the following information: 1° An indication of the loan subscrib…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Maintenance of fireplaces and combustion appliances

Article R1331-68

Maintenance is carried out at least every twelve months.In the event of replacement or initial installation, the first service shall be carried out within twelve months of such replacement or initial…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-6

…y the most senior member of the section. It comprises at least two other members. The vice-chairmen may deputise for each other if one of them is absent or prevented from attending.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-62

…rovided that they are not on the list of work involving particular risks provided for in article L. 4532-8.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employee declaration and card payment procedures

Article R8293-6

…nt. If payment is not made, the card will not be issued. The penalties provided for in articles R. 8115-7 and R. 8115-8 then apply to the employer or, where applicable, the user company.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R321-68

…allowing the partial exercise of the activities of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction; 4° A certificate issued by the competent authority or, failing this, a statement on the declarant's…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contracts of carriage other than removals

Article L224-65

…ortunity to effectively check that they are in good condition, the period referred to in article L. 133-3 du code de commerce which extinguishes all action against the valet is extended to ten days.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Remote electronic voting

Article R2122-64

The electronic ballot box contains data relating to votes cast by remote electronic means.

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