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 35613570 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 Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-1

Customs officers may, at any time, inspect goods, means of transport and persons in or moving around the following areas and places: 1° The land area within the customs radius defined in article 44 ;…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2342-14

The composition of the consortium may be changed up to the date of signature of the public contract, in the event of a company restructuring operation, in particular a takeover, merger or acquisition,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L952-6

In articles L. 225-231, L. 232-3, L. 232-4, L. 234-1 et L. 234-2, the words: "au comité d'entreprise" are replaced by the words: "aux délégués du personnel".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 257

…cation in ownership or in enjoyment of an immovable property or a fraction of an immovable property;4° Rights under a trust contract representative of an immovable property.2. The following are consid…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

…handled;3° The location and description of the site environment where the work will be carried out;4° The start date and probable duration of the work;5° The number of workers involved;6° A descripti…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-10

The fact that the inspection operations reveal offences other than those mentioned in articles 60-1 to 60-4 does not constitute grounds for invalidity of the incidental proceedings.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to contracts other than those for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-6

The maximum period of validity of the notices mentioned in article R. 2131-4 which constitute a call for competition is twelve months from the date of transmission of the notice for publication.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R621-25

The duties of the juge-commissaire and the supervisors end on the day on which the report on the end of the assignment of the court-appointed administrator, the mandataire judiciaire and, where applic…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Change of status.

Article R5411-6

…lassification that must be notified to Pôle emploi, pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 5411-2, are as follows: 1° The exercise of any professional activity, even on an occasional or reduce…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4371-6

…Regional Health Agency or his representative;3° The academic regional rector or his representative;4° A doctor with qualifications in nutrition;5° Two dieticians, one of whom is employed in a health…

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
Search “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 Legislation