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 44914500 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6434-7

…has ceased to hold office when he or she is the subject of criminal proceedings in connection with acts that do not have the character of misconduct detachable from the performance of his or her duti…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article D47-1-26

…the judicial authority to which the request for information has been addressed is not competent to act on it, it shall forward it without delay to the competent authority and inform the requesting au…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-11

…ator or, failing this, the liquidator shall report to the official receiver on the execution of the acts enabling the plan to be implemented in accordance with Article L. 642-8. When he has completed…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article R663-47

An agreement between the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, acting on behalf of the State, and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations specifies the terms and conditions under which the tasks re…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-39-1

…ment Committee who, without prejudice to the cases provided for in Article 12 of the aforementioned Act of 20 January 2017, assumes that he or she is a ground for disqualification or who conscientious…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Salaried employees

Article R811-64

…ires shall be seised as mediator of any dispute arising from the performance of the employment contract either by application lodged against receipt at the secretariat of the Conseil national, or by r…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV bis: The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article D7124-48

…Customary Grand Council are the subject of official publication in the collection of administrative acts of the Prefecture of French Guyana.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-38

The powers of the Special Delegation are limited to protective and urgent administrative acts. Under no circumstances may it commit the finances of the Union Assembly beyond the resources available fo…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-16

…he company has more than two members, the exclusion of a member may be decided by the other members acting unanimously if that member has committed a serious breach of the Articles of Association or t…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-221

The following are prohibited 1° Any act likely to procure for a patient an unjustified or illicit material advantage; 2° Any rebate in money or in kind made to a patient; 3° Any payment, acceptance or…

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