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 46314640 of 40089 articles for Art. L 623-8

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-10

The person responsible for the activities referred to in Articles L. 4211-8 and L. 4211-9 must be a pharmacist, a doctor or a person authorised to practise as a doctor or pharmacist, or a person with…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-16

No one may use the title of court-appointed administrator, outside the mission entrusted to him, by virtue of the second paragraph of article L. 811-2 or the second paragraph of Article L. 811-8 if he…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2446-3

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia :1° 3° of article L. 2222-2 is replaced by the following provisions:3° In a place other than a health establishment satisfying the condition…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

Chapter III of Title III of Book III is applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the following adaptations: 1° In articles L. 1333-8 and L. 1333-30, the reference to Cha…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Bills of exchange and promissory notes

Article L314-21

The the provisions of Article L. 511-5 of the French Commercial Code shall apply to bills of exchange and promissory notes subscribed or endorsed by borrowers, even those of full age, in connection wi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-7

I.-Any service providing all or part of the production, transport, storage and distribution of water intended for human consumption is a drinking water service.The production of water intended for hum…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-14

The supervisory board of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a person referred to in Article L. 311-5 to provide, as part of the recovery plan or convergence plan submitted…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Prohibition on returning to French territory

Article L612-9

Unless they have not complied with a previous decision requiring them to leave French territory or if their behaviour constitutes a threat to public order, articles L. 612-6, L. 612-7 and L. 612-8 do…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-3

Only medicinal products for which the marketing authorisation referred to in article L. 5121-8 or the authorisation referred to in article L. 5121-9-1 or one of the registrations referred to in articl…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employer's obligations

Article L1233-57-14

An employer who has informed the social and economic committee of a plan to close a plant must look for a buyer. The employer is required to1° Inform potential buyers, by any appropriate means, of its…

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