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 26012610 of 64601 articles for Art. L 221-27 and D 221-103

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article D1123-35

Members' duties are performed free of charge and entitle them to travel and subsistence allowances under the conditions laid down in the regulations applicable to civil servants.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5

When a requisition under the article 60-1 without a dedicated report being drawn up, mention of this act is made in the report setting out the steps taken by the requesting magistrate, the judicial po…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-6

In the case provided for in Article 559-1, the bailiff who ascertains that he has been unable to complete his steps on expiry of the period of forty-five days or within that provided for in the reques…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-4

The procedures for implementing service at a bailiff's office provided for by Article 558 are specified by this article. The bailiff may, at the request of the addressee, forward the copy of the writ…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-5

The provisions of the second paragraph of Article 559-1 allowing the public prosecutor to extend the time limit for service of a decision to up to three months shall also apply to service issued at th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-2

For the application of the provisions of Article 555-1, the notification made to a detained person by the head of the prison, which is equivalent to service, may be carried out by any official placed…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-3

In accordance with the provisions of Article 557, where the bailiff has given the copy of the writ to a person residing at the home of the person concerned, he shall send the latter:

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring and evaluation

Article D1143-17

The report on the implementation of the commitments made by the employer in the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men is sent to the regional director of compan…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring and evaluation

Article D1143-16

The Social and Economic Committee is regularly informed of the implementation of the commitments made by the employer in the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and m…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring and evaluation

Article D1143-18

At the end of the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men, an assessment of the commitments made and the concrete measures implemented is carried out under the re…

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