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 69116920 of 69476 articles for Art. L 231-1 à L 231-8

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-5-1

I. - Unless otherwise stipulated, the new commune or, through concordant deliberations of principle taken in the year preceding that of its creation, the communes and, where applicable, the public est…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-9-1

The articles L. 2113-2 to L. 2113-9-1 A are applicable to the extension of a new commune to one or more communes.Section 3 of this chapter remains applicable to a new commune extended to one or more c…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Persons liable.

Article L211-1-1

The insurance contract provided for in article L. 211-1 stipulates that when the policyholder of a technically or economically irreparable vehicle does not accept the compensation proposal provided fo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO PARTNERSHIP CONTRACTS

Article L2200-1

Subject to the provisions of Book V of this Part relating to other public contracts, the partnership contracts defined in Article L. 1112-1 are governed by the provisions of Book I, with the exception…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Requests for checks, measurements and analyses.

Article L4722-1

The labour inspector referred to in Article L. 8112-1 may, under conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, ask the employer to have technical inspections carried out, consisting in partic…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Hospital care homes

Article L6328-1

The maisons d'accueil hospitalières comply with national specifications drawn up after consultation with representative organisations, set by an order of the ministers responsible for social affairs a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Simplified tax regimes

Article 302 septies A

The simplified scheme for declaring turnover taxes is the simplified declaration scheme provided for in article L. 162-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Simplified tax regimes

Article 302 septies AA

Article L. 163-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services is applicable to turnover taxes.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-1

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-1

On pain of nullity, the deliberations of the board of directors or supervisory board and general meetings of local semi-public companies are communicated within one month of their adoption to the repr…

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