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 28312840 of 52210 articles for Art. al. 1

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Signing the contract

Article R2382-1

The provisions of article R. 2182-1 apply.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-10

The payment period provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 3133-10 is set at thirty days for contracting authorities, including when they are acting as a contracting entity.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-11

Notwithstanding article R. 3133-10, the payment period is set at : 1° Fifty days for public health establishments and establishments of the armed forces health service; 2° Sixty days for public undert…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic invoicing standard

Article D3133-1

The electronic invoicing standard referred to in Article L. 3133-3 is that set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European sta…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice of concession

Article R3122-1

…shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1986 of 11 November 2015 establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the framew…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-1

…the conclusion or performance of a contract, is liable and obliged to compensate the damage caused: 1° Obtaining or attempting to obtain from the other party an advantage corresponding to no considera…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-1

…has caused as a result of the commission of an anti-competitive practice defined in articles L. 420-1, L. 420-2, L. 420-2-1, L. 420-2-2 and L. 420-5 and Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Funct…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification of claims.

Article L625-1

…verification, the mandataire judiciaire shall draw up, within the time limits set out in Article L. 143-11-7 of the Labour Code, statements of claims arising from a contract of employment, with the de…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-1

…es of this title and the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of III and IV of Article L. 622-13 and those of Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter IV shall not apply to it. The accelerated safeguard proc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision and inspection.

Article L811-11

…Conseil d'Etat. As part of the inspections for which the national council mentioned in Article L. 814-2, court-appointed administrators are required, without being able to invoke professional secrecy…

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