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 37413750 of 5015 articles for Art. n° 14-10.341

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-5-1

Opposition based on an earlier trade mark that has been registered for more than five years shall be rejected where the opponent, at the request of the proprietor of the application for registration,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-2

The contracts referred to in article L. 6114-1 determine the strategic objectives of health care institutions on the basis of the regional health project defined in article L. 1434-1, in particular th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-6

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, Article L. 5124-13 is replaced by the following provisions:Art. L. 5124-13 -The import of medicinal products for human use and the import and export of gene t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-18

The report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board to the Extraordinary General Meeting called to vote on the conversion provided for in articles L. 228-12, L. 228-14 and in the second parag…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 5217-10-14 are transmitted to the metropolitan authority.They are communicated by the metropolitan authority to the elected members o…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-111-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 71-111-14 are forwarded to the local authority.They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Assembly of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM)

Article L721-15

In Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (French overseas departments note-issuing bank) provides public accountants, at the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-27

Open the article to read the full text in English.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-16

The summary data on the financial situation of the metropolis, provided for in 1° of the first paragraph of Article L. 5217-10-14, include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/populati…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-12

…t concessions. 4° Pour l'application du 5° du I, les mots : " des 1° et 2° de l'article 3 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territ…

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