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 26412650 of 58651 articles for Art. Décret 2002-120 du 30-1-2002

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-15

…or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention sets : 1° The period during which leave may be taken ; 2° The order of departures during this period; 3° The deadlines to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-1

The employee is entitled, with justification, to leave:1° For marriage or the conclusion of a civil solidarity pact ;2° For the marriage of a child;3° For each birth for the father and, where applicab…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-16

An employee is entitled to leave to care for one of the following people who has a disability or loss of autonomy:1° Their spouse ;2° cohabiting partner ;3° Their partner in a civil solidarity pact ;4…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours.

Article L3162-1

…m of two hours a day. When the excesses provided for in 1° and 2° are applied: a) Rest periods of a duration at least equivalent to the number of hours worked in excess of the daily working time of ei…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods.

Article L3172-1

Decrees of the Conseil d'Etat determine : 1° The conditions under which the monitoring of rest days is organised for all establishments, whether the weekly rest period is collective or organised on a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip.

Article L3243-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to all persons employed or working in any capacity or in any place whatsoever for one or more employers and regardless of the amount and nature of their remunerati…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L3253-1

Claims arising from the employment contract are guaranteed under the conditions provided for in 3° of Article 2331 and 2° of Article 2377 of the Civil Code, relating to liens on the debtor's movable a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil protection reserves.

Article L3142-102

The provisions applicable to employees serving in the civil security reserve are set out in articles L. 724-7 to L. 724-10 of the French Internal Security Code.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employee information and displays.

Article L3171-1

The employer shall post the times at which work begins and ends, as well as the times and duration of rest periods. Where working hours are organised under the conditions laid down in article L. 3121-…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Claims covered by the insurance.

Article L3253-10

Also covered, when they take the form of a claim on the company, are sums due in respect of profit-sharing, employee profit-sharing or an employee fund.

AI translation · Updated 7 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