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 29512960 of 30513 articles for Art. R 123-170

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R814-166

Each société de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires is subject, at least once every three years, to an audit covering compli…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Cardiac surgery.

Article R6123-71

Authorisation to provide cardiac surgery for adult patients may only be granted to a health establishment or a health cooperation group on condition that, on the same site, in a common building or, fa…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-4

Insofar as the award notice contains the information required by articles R. 2184-1 to R. 2184-3, the contracting authority may refer to this notice in the presentation report.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-33

The pre-project and project elements for the public contracts concerned are replaced or supplemented as necessary by the specific elements mentioned in articles R. 2431-34 and R. 2431-35.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-65

The preliminary research report may be completed at any time before the research report is drawn up. In this case, the articles R. 612-57 to R. 612-64.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory licences

Article R613-9

Applications for the assignment of the compulsory licence, its withdrawal or the revision of the conditions under which it was granted are subject to the provisions of articles R. 613-4 to R. 613-8.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article R414-6

The exercise by a foreigner of salaried professional activity in mainland France is authorised under the conditions defined by articles R. 5221-1 to R. 5221-48 of the Labour Code.

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: Specific provisions for foreign nationals whose conduct is linked to terrorist activities

Article R733-20

The authorisation to implement the remote location device, provided for in Article L. 733-14, is governed by Articles R. 544-11 to R. 544-17 of the Penitentiary Code.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of legislation on financial relations with foreign countries

Article R165-1

Any breach of the statistical reporting obligations set out in Articles R. 152-1 to R. 152-3 is punishable in accordance with Article L. 165-1.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Obligations and financial responsibility of project owners and principals

Article R1263-15

Notwithstanding articles R. 3245-1 to R. 3245-4, the obligations and financial liability of project owners and principals in respect of posted employees are governed by the provisions of this section.

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