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 15311540 of 60719 articles for Art. Loi 2019-486 of 22 May 2019

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Care that may be ordered in the event of a mental disorder that has impaired discernment

Article D47-35

The medical opinion referred to by Article 706-136-1 and by Article D. 47-34 consists of at least one psychiatric assessment ordered by the sentence enforcement judge. The sentence enforcement judge m…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-26

…distribution companies that :1° Have distributed at least three cinematographic works during 2018, 2019 and 2020;2° Have distributed a cinematographic work released in cinematographic theatres in 202…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Country of return

Article L612-12

…posing an obligation to leave French territory shall mention the country, determined in application of article L. 721-3, to which the foreign national is to be returned in the event of automatic enfor…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products which may only be sold in bulk under certain conditions

Article D120-5

The provisions of this sub-section relating to the authorisation, under certain conditions, of the sale of products in bulk, are without prejudice to the application of specific rules applicable to pr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products which may only be sold in bulk under certain conditions

Article D120-6

I. - The provisions of this article apply to the following products: 1° Single-use materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs that cannot be washed before use; 2° Single-use…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Revenue which may be collected by a public or private body

Article D1611-32-9

…an the revenues mentioned in article L. 1611-7-1, local authorities and their public establishments may entrust a public or private body with the collection of revenue relating to:1° On-street vehicle…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Accounting records

Article L2343-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 201 of Law No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 on finance for 2019, the commune's accountant is solely responsible for executing receipts and expenditure, for pursui…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-11

…foreign court and the accompanying documents transmitted to the court already seised by the parties of an application relating to the exercise of parental authority, pursuant to Article 29(3) of Counc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

I. - Pursuant to Article 79(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-1

For the application of this Title in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the C…

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