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 23812390 of 3905 articles for Art. Min. éco. 19 Jul 2018 NOR: ECOC1822241S

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Calculation for foreign operations

Article 211-31

Open the article to read the full text in English.

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

Article L2223-20

…e régies and companies or associations authorised to provide the services listed in Article L. 2223-19. These regulations determine: 1° The conditions under which information is provided to families,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

…ree movement of such data, in particular via the teleservice website mentioned in Article R. 5132-1-19. II-The rights of access and rectification, as well as the right to limit processing, provided fo…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-9-1

The chairman may decide that the meeting of the departmental council is to be held in several places by videoconference. When the meeting of the departmental council is held by videoconference, the qu…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-24

…ion or for the opinion defined in II of article R. 2324-18 as well as those in I of article R. 2324-19, or to one of the mentions in the authorisation or the opinion provided for in articles R. 2324-2…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-3

Where two patent applications are filed successively by the same inventor or his successor in title within a period of not more than twelve months, the applicant may request that the second applicatio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Negotiations

Article 1112-1

Either party who is aware of information whose importance is decisive for the consent of the other must inform the other of this fact if the latter is legitimately unaware of this information or trust…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-4

I.-The operator of an organised trading system shall take all measures necessary to comply with the prohibition set out in Article L. 420-2 for the execution of members' orders on the system, whether…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L235-1

The nullity of a company or of a deed amending the articles may only result from an express provision of this Book or of the laws governing the nullity of contracts. In the case of sociétés à responsa…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 983

Persons owning assets mentioned in article 965 located in France without having their tax domicile there as well as persons mentioned in 2 of article 4 B may be invited by the tax department to appoin…

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