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 861870 of 54664 articles for Art. Loi 2012-958 of 16 Aug. 2012

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-16

In certain establishments or professions defined by regulation, the employer must inform the public employment service of any recruitment or termination of an employment contract.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R261-16

The terms of remuneration for the chairman and members of the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works are set by order of the Minister for Culture.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-16

…3, make riders or annexes to an extended agreement or convention compulsory by order. The extension of addenda or annexes to an agreement or an extended agreement takes effect in the field of applicat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Funeral service contracts

Article R224-16

…edures for applying the rules relating to funeral service contracts are laid down by the provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book II of Part Two of the General Local Authorities Code.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-16

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 3163-3, applicable to the employment of young workers aged between sixteen and eighteen for temporary work in cases of extreme urgency, is punishabl…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic routes and access

Article R4214-16

…nd moving walkways, lifts, goods lifts, vehicle parking facilities and passenger lifts with a speed of no more than 0.15 metres per second are installed in such a way as to enable the work listed in a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties.

Article R4235-16

…ciplinary bodies assess the extent to which a pharmacist is liable under disciplinary law for the professional actions of another pharmacist under his authority. The respective disciplinary responsibi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer information measures

Article R623-16

Information measures ordered pursuant to the provisions of article L. 623-7 include, in addition to any other information required by the judgment: 1° A reproduction of the operative part of the decis…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article 1635 ter

…se provided for, duties, taxes, fees and other charges levied, for whatever reason, for the benefit of various accounts, funds or bodies and the collection of which is entrusted to a State administrat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Smoke extraction

Article R4216-16

The procedures for applying the provisions of this section are defined by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour, agriculture and construction.

AI translation · Updated 3 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