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 39813990 of 43993 articles for Art. al. 3 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 2018

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-391

…e age limit. The extension of activity is granted, under the conditions set out in article R. 6152-814, for periods of six months or one year, on the reasoned opinion of the head of the division, the…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for acceptance

Article R2151-3

Where tenders can only be submitted following a visit to the place where the contract is to be performed or after on-the-spot consultation of additional documents, the time limits for the receipt of t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK IV

Article R2614-3

Draft contracts and any amendments thereto must be approved in writing by the Prefect prior to signature. In the absence of a response within fifteen days of the reasoned proposal from the territorial…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-35

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providin…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

…lly determined; > 2° There are no means of monitoring the application of the profit-sharing scheme; 3° The cost of calculation and control operations would be out of proportion to the results to be ac…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Transfer to the State responsible for examining the claim

Article L572-3

…y not be initiated in the case of systemic failures in the State in question referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-3

…ipt: 1° In the event of suspension of activity due to an accident or bad weather as provided for in 3° of article R. 5122-1; 2° In the event of exceptional circumstances as provided for in 5° of artic…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-3

…form of a securitisation mutual fund, the draft prospectus required by Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 is drawn up by the management company. Where the securitisation undertaking comprises c…

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

Article R434-36

…ily members authorised to reside in France under family reunification is, pursuant to articles L. 423-14 and L. 423-15, the temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" as…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…hin a period of twelve months to comply with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, by Regulation…

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
Search “Art. al. 3 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 2018” | French Legislation