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 78717880 of 36847 articles for Art. L. 145-36

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-6

When the premises mentioned in article L. 512-5 are also for residential use, checks may only be carried out between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and, if the occupant objects, with the authorisation of the liber…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-3

…which the breach was committed and is completed according to the distinctions specified in Article L. 522-2.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-5

…the president of the departmental council in police matters by virtue of the provisions of article L. 3221-4..

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3323-1

…to employees over the sums constituting the special profit-sharing reserve provided for in Article L. 3324-1.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-4

…aring, company profit-sharing, voluntary payments by employees and the persons mentioned in article L. 3332-2 belonging to companies within the scope of the agreement and, where applicable, additional…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-10

The sums coming from a time savings account under the conditions mentioned in 2° of article L. 3152-4, corresponding to an employer contribution and transferred to one or more collective retirement sa…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L3423-6

Any employee referred to in Article L. 3211-1 who is not in receipt of statutory or contractual benefits for partial deprivation of employment and who is bound to his employer by a contract of employm…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-3

Any foreigner guilty of the offences defined in article L. 5224-2 may be banned from French territory under the conditions set out in articles 131-30 to 131-30-2 of the French Penal Code, for a maximu…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-6

The legal entities mentioned in article L. 6227-1 cover the costs of training their apprentices in the apprentice training centres that take them on, except where these legal entities are liable for t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-11

…al training on the one hand and apprenticeship on the other, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6352-7, is liable to a fine of 4,500 euros.

AI translation · Updated 6 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