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 4150 of 43982 articles for Art. L. 125-5

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-17

…f the Civil Code. Notwithstanding any clause to the contrary, this judgement is not subject to appeal. The expert's report is subject to approval by the president of the judicial court ruling under th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-1

Insurance contracts taken out by any natural or legal person other than the State and covering fire damage or any other damage to property located in France, as well as damage to the bodies of land mo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter V: Simplified small claims recovery procedure

Article L125-1

A simplified procedure for the collection of small claims may be implemented by a bailiff at the request of the creditor for the payment of a claim arising from a contract or from a statutory obligati…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions recognising a state of natural disaster

Article D125-1

…alities as natural disasters are mentioned in the order referred to in the 4th paragraph of article L. 125-1 or in its appendices. The reasons for these decisions comply with the requirements of artic…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article A125-1

The insurance contracts referred to in article L. 125-1 (first paragraph) are deemed to contain clauses that comply with those set out in Annex I to this article. The insurance contracts referred to i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R125-6

…R. 125-5, the bailiff shall issue the mandating creditor with a writ of exec…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 5: Obligations of the insurer and the insured

Article D125-6

The insured must declare to the insurer or its local representative any loss likely to trigger cover as soon as it is known and at the latest within thirty days of publication of the interministerial…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2

The role of the National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters provided for in I of article L. 125-1-1 is to issue an annual opinion on: 1° The relevance of the criteria used to determine recogniti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Interministerial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster

Article D125-3

…erial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster provided for in II of article L. 125-1-1 issues a simple opinion on each communal request for recognition of the state of natural…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-2

…gement. In particular, it is responsible for communicating the opinion provided for in I of article L. 125-1-1 to Parliament and to the Orientation Council for the Prevention of Major Natural Risks me…

AI translation · Updated 7 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