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 61116120 of 36481 articles for Art. L 225-244

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-5

After obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor's office and hearing or duly summoning the debtor, the liquidator, the administrator where one has been appointed, the person or persons appointed…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-5

I. - The following shall be involved in drawing up the draft outline plan:1° The representative of the State in the region;2° The departmental councils of the departments in the region, on aspects rel…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-7

The regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the territorial collectivities of French Guiana and Martinique and the Department of Mayotte draw up a regional development plan which sets out the fundamenta…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46

I. - Notwithstanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, entities in the same group may enter into an agreement, to which the rules of this sub-section apply, the purpose or effect of which…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-9

Voluntary or volunteer activities enabling the acquisition of rights recorded in euros and registered on the personal training account are :1° Civic service as referred to inarticle L. 120-1 of the Fr…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-19

…services of the communes that participate in the exercise of the competences mentioned in I of Article L. 5217-2 are transferred to the metropolitan authority, in accordance with the terms and conditi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L613-35

I. - The following are subject to the obligation to draw up and maintain a preventive recovery plan:1° Credit institutions subject to direct supervision by the European Central Bank pursuant to Articl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Invalidity of a registration

Article L512-4

The registration of a design is declared invalid by a court decision: a) If it does not comply with the provisions of articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-8; b) If its owner could not benefit from the protecti…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Refusal and subordination of sales and services

Article L121-11

It is prohibited to refuse a consumer the sale of a product or the provision of a service, unless there is a legitimate reason for doing so; It is also prohibited to make the sale of a product conditi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2

In the contracts mentioned in article L. 212-1, the presence of one or more unfair terms covered by the decree issued pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administr…

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 225-244” | French Legislation