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 631640 of 68179 articles for Art. L 145-31 al. 2 and 4

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure

Article R1418-31

In order to carry out its missions, the Agence de la biomédecine may in particular: 1° Acquire the necessary movable or immovable property; 2° Allocate grants, loans or advances from its own budget to…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-4

When the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle grants the opposition on one of the grounds mentioned in Article L. 613-23-1 raised by the opponent, the patent may be:…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-31

Failing agreement between the parties, only the commission's proposal shall be brought to the court's attention.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Commission des clauses abusives

Article R822-31

The Government Commissioner attends all meetings of the Commission or is represented by a delegate whom he designates in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Commission. He or his representative…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Withdrawal of approval

Article R513-31

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall immediately inform the public of the withdrawal of authorisation by means of a press release posted on its website. It shall also immediately…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Pre-trial detention

Article D32-31

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the seventh and ninth paragraphs of article 145, the liberty and custody judge orders the provisional incarceration of the person under investigation with a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Inter-constituency groupings.

Article R711-31

The interconsular grouping may be dissolved by decree issued on the report of the minister responsible for overseeing the chambers of commerce and industry, on the proposal of the chambers concerned.T…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Loan guarantees (R)

Article D1511-31

Real operating revenue is that defined in the fifth paragraph of article R. 2313-2.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-31

In order to prevent spoil, materials, tools or objects of any kind from falling into trenches more than 1.30 metres deep, the trenches must be surrounded by plinths at least 15 centimetres high or hav…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article R2192-31

The rate of default interest referred to in Article L. 2192-13 is equal to the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent main refinancing operations, in force on the first…

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