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 22812290 of 65336 articles for Art. L 143-12 à L 143-15

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults.

Article 1253

The property inventory operations provided for in article 503 of the Civil Code are carried out in the presence of the protected person, if their state of health or age allows, their lawyer, if applic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Account allocated to funds held on behalf of third parties

Article A743-4

With the exception of funds or financial instruments received by the clerk of the commercial courts under Article L. 3253-15 of the French Labour Code, the deposits held in each mandatory deposit acco…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Dismissal.

Article 122

A plea of inadmissibility is any ground which tends to have the opponent declared inadmissible in his claim, without examination of the merits, for lack of right to act, such as lack of standing, lack…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258

For the implementation of the future protection mandate established pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 477 of the Civil Code, the mandatary shall appear in person at the registry of the judici…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bearer bonds and stipulations for third parties

Article 1205

One can stipulate for another. One of the contracting parties, the stipulator, can make the other, the promisor, promise to perform a service for the benefit of a third party, the beneficiary. The lat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article R2333-15

If the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation finds that an advertising medium has not been declared within the time limits specified in the first paragraph…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Provisions applicable to wards of the State.

Article 1261

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 1242, appeals against the deliberations of the family council of wards of the State shall be lodged by petition signed by a lawyer and delivered or sent by re…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Transit.

Article 129

No discharge shall be given in respect of commitments entered into unless, at the office of destination, the goods :-have been placed in customs clearance warehouses or areas, or in export warehouses…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article R22-10-15

I.-The information mentioned in I and II of article L. 22-10-9 is made available to the public free of charge on the company's website for a period of ten years. Without prejudice to the third paragra…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 129

The conciliation shall be attempted, unless specifically provided otherwise, at the place and time that the judge considers favourable and in accordance with the terms that he or she shall determine.T…

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
Search “Art. L 143-12 à L 143-15” | French Legislation