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 62416250 of 43956 articles for Art. L. 145-5

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-27

The activity of freelance administration contractor may only be exercised after a declaration has been made to the administrative authority and a financial guarantee has been obtained. A Conseil d'Eta…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1251-40

…course to an employee of a temporary employment undertaking in breach of the provisions of articles L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-7, L. 1251-10, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-12-1, L. 1251-30 and L. 1251-35-1, and of th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-31

For the application of the provisions set out in 1° of Article L. 6322-63, the minimum period of presence in the freelance administration company of freelance administration employees is assessed by a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 5: The Lyon metropolitan area

Article L135-2

…ting tourist offices and constitutes a departmental tourist committee within the meaning of article L. 132-2 ; - the other tourist offices in tourist municipalities and classified tourist resorts are…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 5: The Lyon metropolitan area

Article L135-1

The Lyon Metropolitan Area exercises the powers mentioned in articles L. 132-1 to L. 132-6.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-228

The statutory auditors shall be proposed for appointment by the general meeting by means of a draft resolution from the board of directors or the supervisory board or, under the conditions defined in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-232

One or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital may, twice a financial year, put questions in writing to the Chairman of the Board of Directors or to the Management Board about…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-218

…General Meeting may appoint one or more statutory auditors under the conditions set out in Articles L. 225-228 and L. 22-10-66. Companies which, at the end of a financial year, exceed the thresholds s…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-231

An association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 22-10-44, as well as one or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital, either individually or grouped together in any…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-46

…cree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions applicable to the various methods of burial.

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