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 31813190 of 7048 articles for Art. n° 21-13.970 FS-B

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6147-109

I. - The provisions of section 1 of chapter V of this title are applicable to the territorial public health establishment of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon with the exception of articles R. 6145-21 and R. 6…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

In the absence of stipulations in the agreement provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 2314-1, the number of members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee provided fo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

I.-By providing access to copyright-protected works uploaded by its users, the provider of an online content sharing service performs an act of representation of these works for which it must obtain a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-3

…or one of the prohibition or disqualification measures as provided for in Book VI of this Code, the n° 85-98 of 25 January 1985 relating to the receivership and liquidation of companies or the n° 67-5…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to certain transfers of powers (R)

Article R1614-67

…rvice was organised, under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article 30 of law n° 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law n° 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the distribution o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 793

…landholding groups and those in agricultural landholding groups, created in accordance with the loi n° 62-933 du 8 août 1962 et répondant aux diverses caractéristiques des articles L. 322-1 à L. 322-2…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L542-6

When the right to remain in the country has ended in application of b, c or d of 1° of article L. 542-2, the foreign national may request suspension of enforcement of the removal decision.This request…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 E

The rate of the real estate security contribution payable when requesting copies of published documents is set at:1° Copies of documents:a) 6 € per registration slip requested;b) 30 € per descriptive…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R6123-15

The budget comprises : 1° Revenue : a) Payments from the State, the European Union and the funds mentioned in articles L. 6331-2, L. 6331-4 and L. 6241-3 ; b) Repayments of advances and loans; c) Proc…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-1

Subject to France's international commitments or Book II, any foreign national aged over eighteen who wishes to stay in France for more than three months must hold one of the following residence docum…

AI translation · Updated 8 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