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 15211530 of 62271 articles for Art. Trib. com. Bobigny 18 May 2018 · CA Lyon 12 September 2019 · Decree 2020-118 of 12 February 2020

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article R123-121

A copy of the business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity concluded under the conditions provided for in Chapter VII of Title II of this book shall be filed…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-12

When the first part of the file is complete, the prefect informs the manager of the market of national interest of the application without delay and sends him a copy of the first part of the file, wit…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-124

I. - An undertaking for collective real estate investment may change its currency unit from one financial year to another. This change may only be made on the opening date of a financial year. The inf…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-128

…either at their nominal amount, or at this amount plus an issue premium. They are paid up either by cash contribution including by offsetting liquid and due claims on the company, or by contribution i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Exposure to particular risks.

Article L1225-12

The employer shall offer an employee who works in a job that exposes her to risks determined by regulation another job that is compatible with her condition:1° When she is in a medically certified sta…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-12

The occupational physician is informed by the employer of any absence of night workers due to illness.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12

Any person wishing to carry out a project subject to authorisation pursuant to article L. 761-5 shall send their application to the prefect by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by dep…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4461-12

The employer shall ensure that the qualifications and medical fitness of each worker are appropriate for the job assigned.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-12

Each centre consists of : 1° A team of practitioners comprising at least : a) A doctor practising on the site mentioned in 1° of article R. 2131-11, holding a diploma of specialised studies in gynaeco…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Continuous paediatric monitoring.

Article D6124-120

The head of a paediatric continuous monitoring unit not specialising in organ transplantation or paediatric oncology is : 1° Either a paediatrician who holds a diploma of complementary specialised stu…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 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