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 22612270 of 41648 articles for Art. L. 144-7

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-7

The guarantee provided for in 3° of Article L. 131-15 may only be granted by one of the credit institutions or finance companies authorised for this purpose or one of the institutions or establishment…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article R562-7

…rnment departments responsible for preparing and implementing freezing measures pursuant to Article L. 562-12 are the Treasury Department, which reports to the Ministry of the Economy, the Customs and…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deconcentrated services

Article R8122-7

…n chapter II of title I of this book in the farms, businesses and establishments defined in article L. 717-1 of the rural and maritime fishing code, unless an exception is justified by the low volume…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-7

…premises and equipment making up an establishment approved or registered in application of articles L. 235-1 and L. 236-1 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Grafting activities referred to in Article R. 6122-25

Article R6123-76

…tivities may only be granted to a health establishment meeting the conditions laid down in articles L. 1234-2 and L. 6122-2 if it has : 1° Full-time and part-time hospitalisation resources and an oper…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative detention

Article R751-7

…authority competent to order the administrative detention of a foreign national pursuant to article L. 751-9 is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the amount and duration of the allowance and payment of the allowance

Article D5424-75

The allowance for self-employed workers referred to in Article L. 5424-25 is awarded for a period of one hundred and eighty-two calendar days.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-72

…rights attached to the patent application lapse for non-payment of the fees provided for in Article L. 612-19, the patent grant procedure is terminated.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-7

…assing activity ceases for any reason whatsoever, the holder of the card issued pursuant to article L. 341-8 must return the card immediately.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article D1237-7

…consumption, labour and employment of its intention to open negotiations in application of article L. 1237-19.

AI translation · Updated 5 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