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 68816890 of 64163 articles for Art. II-1°

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R512-3

Where a basic inspection has not established non-compliance with the regulations, the quantity of the product rendered unusable shall be reimbursed under the conditions set out in article L. 512-24.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R512-2

The authorised officers carry out basic checks with the aim of identifying goods or detecting any non-conformity with the characteristics they must possess.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R512-5

Law enforcement officers are required, where necessary, to assist authorised officers in making findings, taking samples or seizing goods.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R512-4

Transport contractors are required to produce to authorised agents the movement documents, consignment notes, receipts, bills of lading and declarations in their possession.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article D512-6

Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers may be assisted in their inspections by: 1° State civil servants and contractual agents governed by the décret n° 86-83 du 17 janvier 1986 rela…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A bis

I. - Deliberations by local authorities and competent bodies relating to direct local taxation, other than those setting either the rates or the products of taxation, and other than those instituting…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General powers

Article R6144-1

I.-The hospital medical committee is consulted on matters on which the hospital technical committee is also consulted; these matters are as follows:1° The draft resolutions mentioned in article L. 614…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Medical necessity.

Article L1225-7

A pregnant employee may be temporarily assigned to another job, on her own initiative or that of the employer, if her medically certified state of health so requires.In the event of disagreement betwe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Medical necessity.

Article L1225-8

When the employee returns to work after maternity leave and if, during her pregnancy, she has been subject to a change of assignment under the conditions provided for in this paragraph, she shall be r…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R7122-2

The live performance promoter sends the declaration provided for in 2° of article L. 7122-3 to the regional prefect, or informs him of his activity in application of article L. 7122-6, by means of a t…

AI translation · Updated 1 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