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 461470 of 33744 articles for Art. III

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article L463-6

…ding paragraph does not apply where disclosure is made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Title VIII and Articles L. 464-10, L. 490-13 and L. 490-14.The professional secrecy imposed o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-1

…chapter, the syndicats mixtes mentioned in Article L. 5721-2 are subject to the provisions of Book III of Part Two applicable to communes with between 3,500 and less than 10,000 inhabitants.The trade…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-6

…conducted in accordance with the conditions laid down in Section 3 of Chapter II of Title I of Book III.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single section: Infringements of market transparency

Article R465-2

…c Prosecutor of its intention to issue a statement of objections pursuant to the first paragraph of III of Article L. 465-3-6, it shall send the Financial Public Prosecutor, by registered letter with…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Companies without an employee savings scheme

Article L3344-3

…e years, a review of the conditions under which one or more of the schemes mentioned in Titles I to III could be implemented.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Title II: CHOICE OF PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE

Article L2320-1

…Or in accordance with an adapted procedure, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Chapter III; 3° Or in accordance with a formalised procedure, in accordance with the conditions laid down in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D2311-15

…ory text.This report includes, with regard to the five aims of sustainable development mentioned in III of article

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-3

II and III of article L. 221-31 and article L. 221-32 are applicable to the share savings plan intended for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and intermediate-sized enterprises.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Contracts for accommodation for the elderly and home help and assistance services

Article R224-14

…odation contracts for the elderly are laid down by the provisions of Chapter II of Title IV of Book III of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-5

…right holders and distributed among them by one or more organisations mentioned in Title II of Book III.

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