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 16811690 of 28175 articles for Art. Loi 1975-1334 du 31-12-1975

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 7123-4-1, models recognised as service providers established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on t…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1261-1

…against the order of admission as a ward of the State provided for in articles L. 224-4 et L. 224-8 du code de l'action sociale et des familles shall be brought before the judicial court within whose…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-125

…upport of the initial authorisation application, or at the time of the last renewal application, or during the authorisation period. Renewal of the authorisation is granted under the conditions set ou…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-122

If the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé remains silent for a period of forty-five days from the date of receipt of the complete application a…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2224-12-3

…eposits shall be reimbursed within a maximum period set at three years from the promulgation of the loi n° 2006-1772 du 30 décembre 2006 sur l'eau et les milieux aquatiques.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1230-1

…dgment ruling on an application to open a protective measure or ordering family habilitation of an adult; notice of this is given to the public prosecutor.However, the judge may, by specially reasoned…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Amounts paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article 125 ter

La fraction des sommes versées par la Caisse des dépôts et consignations en application du V de l'article L. 312-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code having the character of income from transferable…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article A36-12

…follows:DEPARTEMENTSNUMBER OF JURORS on the annual listAlpes-Maritimes1,000Ardèche420Aude360Bouches-du-Rhône2,000Charente300Côte-d'Or600Dordogne400Eure500Guadeloupe450(Arr. 26 May 2004, art. 2,1°) Guy…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Savings products

Article L742-12

The Livret A is distributed by the Office des Postes et Télécommunications under the conditions set out in articles L. 221-2 to L. 221-4, L. 221-6 and L. 221-38. Sums in excess of the ceiling mentione…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-12

…lth agencies or the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, any additional information they may have on cases they have reported and on cases that h…

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