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 47414750 of 67819 articles for Art. L 135-1 to L 135-3

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3826-1

Articles L. 3116-3, L. 3116-5 and L. 3116-6 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

Titles I, II and III of this Book, with the exception of Articles L. 112-7, L. 112-8, L. 112-10, L. 113-15-2, L. 122-7, L. 125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-18

Article L. 426-17 does not apply when the foreign national resides in France under: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-30; 2° A temporary…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L114-1

The resources of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée include in particular: 1° Resources derived from taxes, levies and other products that it collects or that are allocated to it in ap…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L223-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 321-1 to L. 323-2, L. 332-1, L. 333-1 and L. 341-1 to L. 343-11, and L. 572-1.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-1

The employee is entitled, with justification, to leave:1° For marriage or the conclusion of a civil solidarity pact ;2° For the marriage of a child;3° For each birth for the father and, where applicab…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: PERSONAL RETABLISHMENT

Article L743-1

Debts written off pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 741-2, L. 741-6, L. 741-7 and L. 742-21 valid for regularisation of incidents within the meaning of article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Fi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-12

A company which has fewer than fifty permanent employees during the financial year and whose articles of association meet the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 210-10 may provide in its ar…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-10

Employers' contributions are excluded from the basis of assessment for the contribution mentioned in article L. 136-1 of the Social Security Code. They are deductible from industrial and commercial, a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-16

To monitor the sale of goods and the provision of services over the internet, authorised agents may use an assumed identity.The conditions under which they carry out their findings are specified by de…

AI translation · Updated 7 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