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 35613570 of 64245 articles for Art. II-1° bis

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-11

Open the article to read the full text in English.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-10

Any establishment in the network is obliged to grant protection to the chairman, treasurer, the elected representative deputising for them or having received a delegation from them or a former elected…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-1

In each public institution in the network, the general meeting of elected members determines the institution's guidelines and action programme. To this end, it deliberates on all matters relating to t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A112-1

The information document provided for in article L. 112-10, inviting policyholders to check whether they already have cover for one of the risks covered by the new contract and informing them of their…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A142-1

The rates charged by insurance companies for retirement savings plans are based on a technical interest rate of 0% at the most. The provisions of this article do not apply to commitments governed by A…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article A160-1

The register of objections provided for in article A. 160-3 is kept at the registered office in the case of French companies and, in the case of foreign companies, at the registered office of the esta…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-1

I.-Employers with at least fifty employees, including the companies and public establishments mentioned in articles L. 2211-1 and L. 2233-1 employing at least fifty employees, as well as companies bel…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding.

Article L4152-1

It is forbidden to employ pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or women who are breastfeeding in certain categories of work which, because of their condition, present risks to their hea…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article R612-1

The non-trading private legal entities with an economic activity, mentioned in article L. 612-1, are required to draw up annual accounts and to appoint at least one statutory auditor and one alternate…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article R712-1

The duties of the members of the establishments of the network of chambers of commerce and industry are free of charge.However, this free of charge status does not prevent the allocation of allowances…

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