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 28512860 of 66578 articles for Art. IV-al. 3 and 4

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4344-3

The offences referred to in articles L. 4163-3 and L. 4163-4 are applicable to speech and language therapists and orthoptists and are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.I…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4394-3

…ofession is punishable in the same way as the offence of usurpation of title provided for inarticle 433-17 of the French Criminal Code. Legal entities may be held criminally liable for this offence un…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4424-3

In 1° of article L. 4161-2, the words: "as well as by article 8 of law no. 71-1026 of 24 December 1971 amending the public health code" are deleted.

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

Article R243-3

I.-The amount of cover provided by the insurance contract(s) referred to in article L. 243-9 must cover the persons referred to in articles L. 241-1, L. 241-2, L. 242-1 and L. 242-2 up to a minimum am…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-3

The internal assessment of risk and solvency referred to in Article L. 354-2 shall cover at least: a) The overall solvency requirement, taking into account the specific risk profile, the approved risk…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Transitional provisions.

Article R441-30

When, in application of the last paragraph of II of article L. 441-10 , a member's rights are converted into an immediate or deferred life annuity expressed in euros and managed outside the auxiliary…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L234-3

…ks council or, failing this, the employee delegates exercise the powers provided for in articles L. 422-4 and L. 432-5 of the Labour Code. The chairman of the board of directors, the management board…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1009-3

…contested decision has been enforced. The time limits imposed on the defendant by the articles 982 and 991 shall run from the date of notification of the case's reinstatement on the roll.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article A243-3

…ct taken out by an individual taxable person, the insurance certificate provided for in Article L. 243-2 must bear the words "Attestation d'assurance" (Insurance certificate) and the words "Assurance…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Guarantee trusts

Article 2488-3

In the absence of payment of the secured debt and unless otherwise stipulated in the trust agreement, the trustee, where it is the creditor, acquires free disposal of the property assigned as security…

AI translation · Updated 6 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