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 19811990 of 68704 articles for Art. L 232-15 and C. civ. Art. 1844-1

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-15

Authorisation to practise the profession of midwife as a replacement under the conditions laid down in article L. 4151-6 may be granted to student midwives enrolled in a higher education establishment…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duties - Land registration tax

Article 1599 sexies

There is levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region an additional tax on the registration duties or land registration tax payable on transfers for valuable consideration, other than those ment…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Dispensing of medicinal products

Article R3112-15

In establishments and organisations other than health establishments, by way of derogation, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may authorise a doctor from the organisation, designated…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Asbestos.

Article R4722-15

The employer must prove that he has referred the matter to the accredited laboratory within the time limit set. It shall forward the results to the Labour Inspectorate as soon as they are received.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 1594 B

The provisions of article 1594 A do not apply to duties payable on company deeds, exchange duty or fixed duties or taxes.

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

Article 1594 E

The deliberations are notified to the tax authorities under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A. Decisions take effect on 1st June. In the absence of a vote or in the event of non-compliance…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 G

The departmental council may exempt from land registration tax or registration fees the sale of housing units by low-income housing organisations or semi-public companies, provided that the transfer f…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 J

On deliberation by the departmental council, rehabilitation leases are exempt from land registration tax. The deliberation takes effect within the time limits set out in Article 1594 E.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-15

The application for authorisation must be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by any means capable of establishing a date of receipt.This application shall include a file cont…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Smoke extraction

Article R4216-15

In the case of mechanical smoke extraction, the extraction rate is calculated on the basis of one cubic metre per second per 100 square metres.

AI translation · Updated 3 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