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 62816290 of 10600 articles for Art. Form 2048-IMM

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6261-20

A regulation, drawn up with the agreement of the regional prefect by each mission responsible for the pedagogical supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma and the relevant chamber o…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose of agreements.

Article R6142-6

The following are part of the hospital and university centre 1° All the teaching and research departments of the training and research units concerned ; 2° All the diagnostic and care services of the…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: In-patient and out-patient duties of maieutics students

Article R6153-109

For the exercise of trade union rights, special leave of absence is granted by the director of the supporting establishment and the director of the maieutics training structure, under the conditions a…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to the provision of direct electronic access to a trading venue

Article L533-10-8

…ons using the service comply with the requirements of this chapter and the rules of the trading platform ;3° Monitor transactions with a view to detecting any breach of these rules, any trading condit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-16

I.-The person in charge of the special purpose entity refers programmes and projects it receives to the Ethics, Science and Teaching Committee for its opinion, under the conditions set out in article…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-3

I.-The form entitled "certificate of compliance" referred to in article R. 752-44-8, a model of which is shown in appendix 7-8 to this book, is dated and signed by the authorised body referred to in a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-4

The Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall take the decisions provided for in this code when issuing, rejecting or maintaining industrial property titles, as well…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-10

A foreign national with health insurance who provides proof of either having held a temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student" issued on the basis of articles L. 422-1, L. 4…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-1

Release may also be requested in any case by any person under investigation, any defendant or any accused person, and at any stage of the proceedings.When a trial court is seised, it is responsible fo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation for detention

Article 149-3

…ppoints, under the same conditions, three alternates. The functions of the public prosecutor are performed by the public prosecutor's office at the Court of Cassation. The provisions of article 149-2…

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