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 32413250 of 67139 articles for Art. al. 1 and 1078-9

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-24

…gating judge, about the avenues of appeal against the freezing order available in the issuing State and mentioned in the certificate..

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-9

…required for public health reasons, in the event of a breach of the obligation to monitor patients and collect information, or if the conditions set out in Article L. 5121-12-1 are no longer met, the…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-99

The start-up capital of mutual insurance companies, the amount of which is set by the articles of association with no minimum amount required, is made up solely of payments made by members to enable t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Investment transactions.

Article R442-9-3

The transfer risk arises when political events, economic difficulties or the legislation of the country in which the investment was made prevent or delay transfers corresponding to the repatriation of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Investment transactions.

Article R442-9-2

…l risk arises when the investor's property rights or those attaching thereto, or the special rights and advantages granted to him by the authorities of the country in which the investment was made, ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Inter-institutional centre

Article R6146-9-3

…hat are part of the group concerned, by a joint decision of the chairman of the strategic committee and the chairman of the group medical commission, as well as the director of the medical training an…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Duty to comply

Article R752-44-9

…ary of the authorisation to the prefect, by electronic means.The certificate of conformity is dated and signed by the body that drew it up.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R1442-22-9

…ittee, who carries out all necessary investigations. The rapporteur shall hear the person concerned and any witnesses. He may have them heard by a judge to whom he has delegated the task.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to non-contentious matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 9

A decision authorising a particular act may no longer be amended or retracted if the act was validly concluded with a third party in good faith.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-9

Any person providing proof of their identity shall obtain, upon request to the public prosecutor at the judicial court in whose jurisdiction they reside, full disclosure of the information concerning…

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