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 53215330 of 54180 articles for Art. II-4°

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the adoption of one or more early intervention measures

Article L613-45-1

I. - Provided that the essential obligations of the contract continue to be met, in particular the obligations to pay and deliver financial instruments and the guarantee obligations, the provisions of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-4

I.-The Director General of the Centre National de Gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, may, after receiving the opinion of the commission for authorisation to practice mentioned in articles…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-4

A French national who enlists in the French armed forces loses the right of repudiation.

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

Article L312-4

When a sports association or society hosts a team from a higher category during an exceptional competition, it is not obliged to bring its equipment up to the technical standards applicable to competi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-4

Where the European Public Prosecutor's Office has exercised its jurisdiction, the competent Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall, as soon as possible, communicate to the customs administration all…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-4

In the case provided for in article L. 25-1 of the Highway Code, as stated in that article, "the insurer of the owner of the vehicle is obliged to guarantee, within the limits of the contract, compens…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-4

Any person who is insured with several insurers under several policies, for the same interest, against the same risk, must immediately inform each insurer of the other insurers.At the time of such not…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-4

The sentence pronounced abroad is, by the effect of the international convention or agreement, directly and immediately enforceable on national territory for the part that remained to be served in the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-4

Investigative acts carried out on business premises are the subject of a report to which is attached an inventory of the exhibits and documents of which the investigator has taken copies. The report s…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article L321-4

Collective management organisations established in France are subject to the provisions of this Title. Collective management organisations established outside the European Union managing the rights of…

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