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 501510 of 1297 articles for Art. al. final

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-8

…oss remuneration due to the employee. It is paid at the end of the contract at the same time as the final salary and appears on the corresponding pay slip.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences concerning cinema and video exhibition receipts

Article L433-1

…1, the Commission du Contrôle de la Réglementation has imposed a financial penalty which has become final, pursuant to 3° of article L. 422-1, the criminal court hearing the same or related cases may…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Common provisions

Article R532-6

…itor already holds a writ of execution, release from provisional publication may be requested until final publication, which may not take place less than one month after service of the document provid…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1630

…im; 3° The costs made on the buyer's claim in warranty, and those made by the original claimant; 4° Finally, damages, as well as the expenses and fair costs of the contract.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-17

After a period of three months from the final decision on detention, the person placed in detention may apply to the regional detention court for the measure to be terminated. The detention is automat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operations.

Article L3336-3

…a ban on operating an outlet for the same period, from the day on which the said convictions become final. This owner may not be employed, in any capacity whatsoever, in the establishment that he was…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Residence grants

Article 411-41

The writer-director has twelve months from the date of the final award to submit to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée a report on the residency, a rewriting note, the reworked script…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to building renovation projects

Article R2431-20

…design studies include the summary preliminary design studies defined in article R. 2431-21 and the final preliminary design studies defined in article R. 2431-22. Preliminary design studies also incl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-8

…exchange which the debtor is obliged to accept under the conditions set out in the penultimate and final paragraphs of Article L. 511-15. Any stipulation to the contrary is deemed unwritten.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804 A

If the offender commits, within five years of a settlement or conviction that became final after the entry into force of the loi n° 77-1453 du 29 décembre 1977 modifiée accordant des garanties de proc…

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