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 13111320 of 4213 articles for Art. confirmed CE 21 Dec 2012 n° 353856

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions common to the "Adult Psychiatry" and "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" specialisations

Article D6124-257

…1° Single or double rooms, equipped with sanitary facilities. Each room is equipped with a call device accessible to each patient and a lockable cupboard. Each single room is equipped with a lock enab…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions common to the "Adult Psychiatry" and "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" specialisations

Article D6124-256

…ne or more care assistants; 3° One or more psychologists; 4° One or more social workers; 5° Where necessary, one or more physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychomotor therapists, speech thera…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-6 (art R322-29)

The CE conformity marking consists of the initials "CE" in accordance with the following layout: You can consult the cliché in the OJ n° 169 of 24/07/2009 text number 11 If the CE marking is reduced o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-4

Table 1: NUMBER OF CONTRACTS having given rise to investigation/search by the insurance company NUMBER OF INSURED PERSONS centenarians not deceased, including those for whom there is a presumption of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3665-7

…s relating to the method of payment of the expenditure under the conditions laid down by the décret n° 2012-1246 du 7 novembre 2012 relatif à la gestion budgétaire et comptable publique.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-2

Following the granting of a marketing authorisation, including for an authorisation granted before 21 July 2012, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4 (art. A212-49)

CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORK UC 1 CETo design an action projectOI 11 CEAnalyse the challenges of the socio-professional contextOI 111 CEPlace their action within the framework of the organisation's guideli…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-25

In communes or groups of communes where campsites, caravan parks or reception areas within the meaning of loi n° 2000-614 du 5 juillet 2000 relative à l'accueil et à l'habitat des gens du voyage, la c…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for investment in leisure property.

Article L421-3

Articles 199 decies E, 199 decies EA and 199 decies G of the French General Tax Code set out the rules applicable to tax reductions granted for the acquisition and, where applicable, the renovation of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation

Article L2541-23

The acts of the communes of the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments that were enforceable on 3 March 1982, the date of publication of the loi n° 82-213 du 2 mars 1982 relative aux droits et li…

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