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 36513660 of 52621 articles for Art. L 145-17 · Cass. 3e civ. 22 February 1968 · CA Paris 13 February 2008 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1998 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 March 1969

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D4364-17

An orthopaedic surgeon, a chiropodist-orthotist, an ocularist, an epithesist or an orthopaedic surgeon-orthotist may be registered in only one department or only in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. In the ev…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXV: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance the acquisition or construction of a principal residence

Article 244 quater J

I. - The credit institutions or finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, which are liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax and hav…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 764-7

The withdrawal of the certificate referred to in Article 764-6 constitutes withdrawal of the request for recognition and monitoring and prevents the alternative penalty or probation measure from being…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-7

I. - Where a merger is the subject of an in-depth review, the Competition Authority shall take a decision within sixty-five working days of the opening of the review. II. - After being informed of the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1390

They may, however, stipulate that on the dissolution of the marriage by the death of one of them, the surviving spouse shall have the option of acquiring or, as the case may be, having attributed to h…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Affixing seals.

Article 1309

When the premises are closed, the bailiff may affix seals to the door if the applicant does not request that it be opened. If this is not the case, he may enter the premises by any means, in the prese…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Unsealing.

Article 1320

The unsealing report is dated and signed by the bailiff. It includes: 1° A mention of the request for unsealing and the bailiff's determination of the day and time of unsealing; 2° The name and addres…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-7

The recipient cannot know the identity of the donor, nor can the donor know the identity of the recipient. No information that could identify both the donor and the recipient may be divulged. This pri…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-7

The Minister responsible for the economy shall set the conditions under which investment firms and credit and investment institutions as defined in article L. 516-1 may carry on, on a professional bas…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-7

…mpetent administrative authority may object to the continuation of the activity and terminate the validity of the declaration in the event of failure to comply with the employer's obligations under th…

AI translation · Updated 5 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