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 55215530 of 66695 articles for Art. L 255-1 al. 2

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-70-2

A certificate of professional experience is drawn up by the employer and given to the employee at his or her request or no later than one month before the end of the initiative-emploi contract.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9-2

The company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or health product shall immediately notify the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products of any prohibition or restrict…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-5-2

The company holding the marketing authorisation shall inform the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, beforehand or, in an emergency, at the same time, of any action…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3-2

The reprocessing of single-use devices referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, their placing on the market and their use ar…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-3-2

Any agreement between the public health institution and one of the members of its Management Board or Supervisory Board is subject to a decision by the Supervisory Board. The same applies to agreement…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-4-2

In the councils of agglomeration communities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, the operation of groups of community councillors may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-18-2

The reports mentioned in article L. 223-26-1 shall be made available to the public on the company's website within eight months of the end of the financial year and for a period of five years.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune.

Article D2573-13-2

When, as a result of the start of one or more construction programmes, the population of a municipality has undergone a variation in accordance with the formula set out in article R. 2573-13-1, an ord…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article L341-13-1

In order to protect public health and the aquatic environment, pleasure craft equipped with toilets and built after 1st January 2008, which access sea and river ports as well as mooring and light equi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-10

In the event of disagreement, the judge shall endeavour to reconcile the parties.In order to facilitate the parents' search for a consensual exercise of parental authority, the judge may propose a med…

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