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 10611070 of 29738 articles for Art. Décret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-11

The closure of the professional recovery procedure entails the wiping out of debts with regard to creditors whose claim arose prior to the judgment opening the procedure, was brought to the attention…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4233-11

Subject to the provisions of article L. 4234-6 of this Code and the Decree in Council of State issued in application of article L. 145-4 of the Social Security Code, only pharmacists of French nationa…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Guarantor guarantee

Article D754-11

…For the application of I, in article D. 313-26, references to the provisions mentioned in 1° to 9°, 11° to 16° and 18° are replaced by locally applicable provisions having the same purpose.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings.

Article LO6221-11

The Territorial Council is also convened at the request of: a) The Executive Council; b) A quarter of the members of the Territorial Council on a set agenda, for a period that may not exceed two days.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings.

Article LO6321-11

The Territorial Council is also convened at the request of: a) The Executive Council; b) A quarter of the members of the Territorial Council on a set agenda, for a period that may not exceed two days.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Placement under house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-11

…d in custody. 2° The fitting of the bracelet containing a transmitter provided for in article R. 57-11 may be carried out without his consent, but that refusing to have this device fitted constitutes…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-11

The operations mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1121-13 may only be carried out in the places governed by this section when the research envisaged does not allow these operations to be…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-115

…d pursuant to article L. 214-101 ; 6° Forward financial instruments mentioned in III of article L. 211-1. II. - A société civile de placement immobilier and the companies mentioned in 2° of I may not…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Debt consolidation

Article L314-11

When a credit transaction intended to consolidate previous loans includes one or more loans mentioned in article L. 313-1 whose relative share does not exceed a threshold set by decree by the Conseil…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Defence of investors

Article L764-11

…mn of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 452-1 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 452-2, with the exception of its 3rd paragraph Law no. 2003-706 of 1st…

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