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 75917600 of 68221 articles for Art. I-3° and Art. 156 bis

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-3

…a secondment contract with the purpose or effect of permanently filling a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company, is liable to a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punis…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-3

…re granted on the basis of a unilateral decision by the employer, taken after consulting the social and economic committee, if there is one, and approved by a referendum organised among the employees…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Common provisions

Article R4451-34

The terms and conditions for implementing the provisions laid down in this sub-section are laid down by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture, in particular as regards: 1…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies.

Article R5221-32

Authorised bodies shall inform the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé : 1° of any modification likely to alter the conditions under which autho…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies.

Article R5221-33

…other Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union: 1° All suspended or can…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article R5221-3

…poses without pursuing medical objectives ; 2° Reference materials certified at international level and materials used in programmes for the external assessment of the quality of analyses carried out…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies.

Article R5221-31

The decisions taken by the approved bodies under the procedures referred to in sub-sections 4, 5 and 6 of section 6 of this chapter are valid for five years. They may be renewed for five-year periods…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts performed by undivided co-owners.

Article 815-3

…property; 2° Give one or more of the undivided co-owners or a third party a general administration mandate; 3° Sell the undivided movable property to pay the debts and charges of the undivided co-owne…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-3

…ture for the conclusion of works, supply or service contracts;2° Advice on the choice, organisation and conduct of award procedures;3° Preparation and management of award procedures in the name of and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Special delegation

Article L2121-38

The powers of the special delegation are limited to acts of purely conservatory and urgent administration. Under no circumstances is it permitted to commit municipal finances beyond the available reso…

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
Search “Art. I-3° and Art. 156 bis” | French Legislation