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 44814490 of 57142 articles for Art. Loi 2019-744 of 19-7-2019

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-7

Unless the shareholders of each of the companies involved in the merger decide otherwise under the conditions provided for in II of Article L. 236-10, the shareholder information provided for in the f…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-7

In carrying out checks on the application of the provisions of Title II of Book I of Part I and the regulatory measures taken for its application falling within the remit of the Agence nationale de sé…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Occupational health inspector

Article R8123-7

The medical labour inspector is placed under the authority of the head of the medical labour inspection department for the exercise of his technical skills.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-7

…author is legally incapable, unless he or she is physically unable to give consent. The provisions of the previous paragraph do not apply where the publishing contract is entered into by the author's…

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

Article R141-7

The Chairman of the conciliators' conference rejects conciliation requests relating to disputes that are not among those mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 141-4, as well as those that app…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article L1225-71

Failure by the employer to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-28 and L. 1225-35 to L. 1225-69 may give rise, in favour of the employee, to the award of compensation determined…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article L1225-70

…1225-28 and L. 1225-35 to L. 1225-69, relating to maternity, paternity, adoption and the education of children, is null and void.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-7

…nce with the principles set out in Section 1, implement means and measures to ensure the protection of public health, public health and safety and the environment against risks or inconveniences resul…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L2192-7

Detailed rules for the application of this subsection shall be laid down by regulation.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-76

The remuneration policy of credit institutions and finance companies makes a distinction, based on clear criteria, between basic fixed remuneration and variable remuneration.Basic fixed remuneration p…

AI translation · Updated 7 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