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 46514660 of 65336 articles for Art. L 143-12 à L 143-15

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of the diploma

Article A212-105

The sportsmen and women mentioned in the fourth paragraph of article D. 212-73 may obtain the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du premier et du deuxième degré at the end of a course of study adapted…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Material resources

Article A322-163

All establishments have the following equipment: 1° A plan or aerial view of the landing area so that any obstacles in the vicinity of the landing area can be identified. This must be displayed in a p…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Investigation procedures in the event of an accident

Article A322-164

In addition to informing the Prefect of the département, the operator of the establishment must inform the Minister for Sport, within forty-eight hours, of any serious accident occurring in the establ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title V ter : Procedure for preliminary rulings by the administrative courts

Article 126-14

When the court is seised of a preliminary question raised by an administrative court, the clerk's office summons to the hearing, at least one month in advance and by registered letter with acknowledge…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1241-1

The time limit for appealing against orders made by the guardianship judge shall run: 1° In respect of persons to whom the order must be notified, from the date of such notification; 2° In respect of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 123-2

The automatic accounts are known as: 1° For the allocation of automatic financial aid for the production and preparation of long-term cinematographic works: "compte automatique production cinéma"; 2°…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R512-12

Deposits of funds with a maximum maturity of two years received by the regional or local mutual agricultural credit banks benefiting from advances from the central body of Crédit Agricole must be used…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-1

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to compensation for damage resulting from injury to the person.They shall also apply to compensation for damage in excess of an amount determined by decree,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Emergency medical care authorisation

Article R6123-12

The provisions of this section do not prevent a health care establishment which is not authorised to carry out the activity mentioned in 3° of article R. 6123-1 from fulfilling its general obligations…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-37

When a device is used to artificially generate waves, an orange flag is hoisted before and during wave production, indicating that diving is prohibited. When waves are being generated, an emergency st…

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