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 53815390 of 68221 articles for Art. I-3° and Art. 156 bis

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-3

The local authority's budget is in real balance when the operating section and the investment section are respectively voted in balance, the revenue and expenditure having been evaluated sincerely, an…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article LO6433-3

The Economic, Social and Cultural Council is consulted by the Territorial Council on the distribution and use of State appropriations intended for investments of interest to the collectivity, on the p…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L7125-36

…the territorial collectivity in accordance with the rules laid down by the penal code, special laws and this code. The territorial collectivity of French Guiana is obliged to protect the president of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L7125-35

…ies if it is established that he did not take the normal care in view of his competences, the power and means at his disposal and the difficulties specific to the missions entrusted to him by law. The…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L7227-36

…stablished that he or she did not take the normal care in view of his or her competences, the power and means at his or her disposal and the difficulties specific to the missions entrusted to him or h…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L7227-37

…resident of the Assembly of Martinique, the Vice-Presidents, the President of the Executive Council and the Executive Councillors shall, in the course of their duties, benefit from protection organise…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Voter information and referendum campaign (R)

Article R1112-3

…take part in the campaign for the referendum, groups of elected representatives, political parties and groupings that meet the conditions laid down in article LO 1112-10 submit a request for authoris…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R17-3

The authority or qualified person designated by the investigating judge to monitor the professional activities of the person under investigation or his or her attendance at a teaching course, pursuant…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article R1453-3

Employment tribunal proceedings are oral.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional haemovigilance and transfusion safety coordinators

Article R1221-32

In each region, regional haemovigilance and transfusion safety coordinators carry out their vigilance duties under the conditions defined in article R. 1413-61-4.

AI translation · Updated 5 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