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 93219330 of 13796 articles for Art. European Commission report COM

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-1

…ular attention paid to the areas referred to in Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as innovative projects.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee of financial obligations

Article L211-38-1

…211-38 and provided as initial margin pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on over-the-counter derivatives, central count…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-16

…in the course of a merger, a foreign UCITS approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 is absorbed by a French UCITS covered by this…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-24

…sation or approval, the supervisory board shall take a decision as soon as possible in order not to compromise the implementation of this measure. Where such a measure involves the granting of an auth…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D323-5

…141-2 , together with a visit certificate issued by a type A or C assessment body accredited by the Comité français d'accréditation (COFRAC) or any equivalent European body in accordance with article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5-1

…A or C assessment body accredited to inspect residential leisure parks by the French Accreditation Committee (COFRAC) or any equivalent European body in accordance with article L. 321-1. This applica…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 212-17

The beneficiaries of selective financial aid are authors or production companies.To be eligible for aid, authors must be French nationals or equivalent.To be eligible for aid, production companies mus…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Grouping of orders

Article L2113-8

A grouping of orders may be formed with purchasers from other Member States of the European Union, provided that this choice has not been made with the aim of evading the application of national provi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Purchasing pooling

Article L2313-3

A purchaser who has recourse to a central purchasing body shall be deemed to have complied with its advertising and competitive tendering obligations, provided that the central purchasing body complie…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Concession contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L3214-1

…adopted by law shall be subject to the rules defined in Title II , provided that this provision is compatible with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the legal acts of the Union…

AI translation · Updated 8 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